Cornett
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.
 Mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett | |
| Other names | zink, cornetto, cornetto curvo |
|---|---|
| Classification | Brass |
Cornett Media
Range covered by the six fingerholes and thumbhole of the alto cornett in A. Practiced players can expand beyond this.
Lowest fingered note of the soprano cornett, according to Praetorius. Galpin states one note lower, D4.
Lowest fingered note played by the dessus or treble cornet cornett
Lowest fingered note played by the haute-contre or alto cornett.
Lowest fingered note played by a taille or tenor cornett.
Musicians from 'Procession in honour of Our Lady of Sablon in Brussels.' Early 17th-century Flemish alta cappella. From left to right: bass dulcian, alto shawm, treble cornett, soprano shawm, alto shawm, tenor sackbut.
16th and 17th century cornetts at the Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie de Paris. From the left, back row:cornettino, 17th century*alto or treble cornet, 17th century*cornone, tenor cornett or bass de cornet à bouquin, 17th century
The cornetto, played by Ben Skála
Mouthpieces of cornetts, side view
Other websites
- A page about the cornett Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Christopher Monk Instruments Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, one of the more well-known modern makers of cornetts
- The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, a performance group that makes use of the cornett
- A possibility to build your own curved cornett Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
