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cornett

Early wind instrument with a cup mouthpiece

Entitymusical instrumentQ204638

Also known as zink · cornetto

Instance of: musical instrument
Subclass of: keyed chromatic trumpet

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The cornett (Italian: cornetto, German: Zink) is a lip-reed wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. Although smaller and larger sizes were made in both straight and curved forms, surviving cornetts are mostly curved, built in the treble size from 51 to 63 cm (20 to 25 in) in length, usually described as in G. The note sounded with all finger-holes covered is A3, which can be lowered a further whole tone to G by slackening the embouchure. The name cornett comes from the Italian cornetto, meaning "small horn".

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Hornbostel-Sachs classification: 423.21
Different from: cornet
Used by: cornettist

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