kornet
The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. There is also a soprano cornet in E and cornets in A and C. All are unrelated to the Renaissance and early Baroque cornett.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Cornet
- Instrument.image
- Yamaha Cornet YCR-6330II crop.png
- Instrument.image_capt
- Cornet in B
- Instrument.background
- brass
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 423.232
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration
- Instrument.developed
- Early 19th century from the post horn
- Instrument.range
- Written range:180px|center (lower and higher notes are possible)
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