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Cornet
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This article is about the modern brass instrument. For the organ stop, see Cornet (organ stop). For other uses, see Cornet (disambiguation).
The cornet (/ˈkɔːrnɪt/,[1] US: /kɔːrˈnɛt/) 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.
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![]() Cornet in B♭ | |
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Classification | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.232 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration) |
Developed | Early 19th century from the post horn |
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