Cornett

Cornett
	Mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett
Other names	zink, cornetto, cornetto curvo
Classification	Brass

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.

Cornett Media

Cornetts in Syntagma Musicum, 1619. Left to right: alto straight cornet with mouthpiece (lowest note g), alto mute cornett (front and back), tenor mute cornett (lowest note g, key on 7th hole for f), treble straight cornett with mouthpiece (lowest note a), cornettino (lowest note e), treble cornett (lowest note a), tenor cornett (lowest note c).
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^[1]
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.
The cornetto, played by Ben Skála
Ivory cornetto in A, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highly decorated cornett and mouthpiece, cornetto in A, mouthpiece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Curved cornet. Lines of the octagonal body are visible.
Contrebass de cornet à bouquin, Paris Conservatoire Museum.
Curved cornetts from the Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie de Paris. Black cornets (wood covered with leather or black parchment) and ivory cornets.