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Cornett
early wind instrument with a cup mouthpiece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cornett is a brass instrument from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque times. It is also called a zink, cornetto, or by its Italian name, cornetto curvo. It is different from the modern cornet, also a brass instrument. It has only one feature shared with the cornett.
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![]() Mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett | |
Other names | zink, cornetto, cornetto curvo |
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Classification | Brass |
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Not to be confused with Cornet.