Soprano cornet

The soprano cornet is a transposing brass instrument similar to the standard B♭ cornet but smaller and pitched a fourth higher in E♭.^[3]

Soprano cornet

An E♭ cornet
Brass instrument
Classification	Wind Brass Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.231[1] (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration featuring a conical bore)
Developed	19th century[citation needed]
Playing range
(concert pitch[2])
Related instruments
Cornet Trumpet Flugelhorn Bass trumpet Flumpet

A single soprano cornet is usually seen in brass bands and silver bands and can be found playing lead or descant parts in other musical ensembles.

Further reading

• Introduction to the E♭ soprano cornet by Bram Gay original from Sounding Brass, Issue 6, 1977.