Cor’net

[See Cornet d pistons, in following art.] 1. (Ger. Zin’ke.) An obsolete wind-instr. much used during the 15th and 16th centuries, with a narrow cupped mouthpiece of ivory or wood, —CORNO. and a wooden tube furnished with fingerholes.—There were two cla es, the straight cornet (in 3 varieties, cornetto dir it’to, c. muto, compa a—a’; and cornetti’no, compa d'—g?), and the dent cornet (cornetto cur’vo, compa a—a?; and. for’to [or corno, cor non], compa d—d*). The corn on (cornetto ba o) was the prototype of the Serpent.—2. A reed-stop in the organ, imitating the blaring tone of C. 1 (see 4), and of varying, dimensions: 8-foot pitch, (or 2' or 4'), also called Cornet. fino; 16-foot pitch (Grand cornet)... Ba cornet, a large deep-toned bra instr, (obs.)-3., (Kernel) A. com: pound organ-stop of from 3 to 5 ranks and 8-foot or 4-foot pitch, differiny from the Mixture in producing the Third among the harmonics...£cho cornet, 9 soft-toned cornet-stop enclosed in a wooden box... Mounted cornet, a cornet. stop mounted ona separate soundboard to render its tone more prominent.—4 A reed-stop of 2 or 4-foot pitch, on the pedal.. Cornet & bouquin (Fr.) See Cornet 1. «Cornet a Foon (Fr; Ger. Venti Jorneti), a bra instr. of the trumpet family, having a conical tube and cupped mouthpiece; improved from the old post-horn by the addition of 3 valves; tone apt to be loud and “bra y”; medium Ciinpast a caves and 3 ce tones. Itisa transposing instrenoted in the G-cleft © ¥w this being for the actual cornet in Bp, the pitch: ‘one most in use. 4 In rapidity and lightne of execution, the cornet almost vies with the flute and clarinet; a certain lack of refinement in its tone alone pre: vents its entrance into the symphony orchestra...Cornet d'écho or de récit, cornet-stop.