Cornet

The cornet (/ˈkɔːrnɪt/, 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.

This article is about the modern brass instrument. For the organ stop, see Cornet (organ stop). For other uses, see Cornet (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with comet, cornett, cornette, coronet, or kornet.

Cornet
Cornet in B♭
Brass instrument
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification423.232
(Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration)
DevelopedEarly 19th century from the post horn
Playing range
Written range: (lower and higher notes are possible)
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