cornet à bouquin

kȯr-ˈnet. 1. : a brass instrument like the trumpet but having a shorter tube and a softer tone. 2. : something shaped like a cone.

Cornet parts are notated in the treble clef. The B-flat cornet is a transposing instrument written in C but sounding a major second (M2) below. The cornet has a wide dynamic range and a mellower sound then its cousin the trumpet.

The name "cornet" derives from the French corne, meaning "horn", itself from Latin cornu. While not musically related, instruments of the Zink family (which includes serpents) are named "cornetto" or "cornett" in modern English, to distinguish them from the valved cornet described here.

Since trumpets at this time had no valves, cornets were used to provide the orchestra with a treble brass voice of great agility. Several of jazz music's greatest musicians - King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, and Bix Beiderbecke - played the cornet.

A trumpet has a cylindrical bore, which results in a bright, piercing sound, while a cornet has a continuously conical bore, which provides a warmer sound. (Their larger-sized brass instrument cousin, the flugelhorn, offers an even softer tone due to its larger, rounder and even more conical bore.)

On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cornet, such as: horn, and trumpet.

clef, (French: “key”) in musical notation, symbol placed at the beginning of the staff, determining the pitch of a particular line and thus setting a reference for, or giving a “key” to, all notes of the staff.

A clef (from French: clef 'key') is a musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical staff. Placing a clef on a staff assigns a particular pitch to one of the five lines or four spaces, which defines the pitches on the remaining lines and spaces.

A cornet is “easier” because it's shorter in length making it easier to hold for younger musicians. This is because the tubing is curved more than a trumpet. It's a more “compact” musical instrument. First, the Cornet's conical tubing starts off small and slowly gets bigger until you get to the bell.

The cornet has four 180 degree curves in its tubing whereas the trumpet has only two curves. The cornet also has a conical shaped bore (the main bit leading up to the bell where the sound comes out) whereas the trumpet has a cylindrical shaped bore.

A trumpet has a cylindrical bore, which results in a bright, piercing sound, while a cornet has a continuously conical bore, which provides a warmer sound. (Their larger-sized brass instrument cousin, the flugelhorn, offers an even softer tone due to its larger, rounder and even more conical bore.)

1. James Shepherd. In our humble opinion, the greatest cornet player to put mouthpiece to lip in the history of the world.