Cornet a piston

[Fr.] ( Mus.) A bra musical August us, whose patronage he enjoyed. Of all his wind-instrument of the French-horn species, but capable IMG:content-0371.jpg:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed] IMG:content-0372.jpg:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia of much greater completene of scale, and perfection of intonation, from the valves and stoppers (pistons) with which it is furnished; whence its name. The tribe of instruments to which this belongs has been much 00 Fig . 690.- CORNET-À-PISTON. improved, principally by Me rs. Sax, of Paris. There are now four or five grades of instruments of this cla , which take different parts respectively; forming, in the whole, a perfect band of themselves, and capable of playing almost any kind of music. The C. is the treble instrument, and there are others for the alto, tenor, baritone, and ba parts, gradually increasing in size, but all on the same general construction. They are much used for military bands, and for music played in the open air. Cor'netcy, n. ( Mil . ) The commi ion or rank of a cornet; as, appointed to a cornetcy of lancers. Cor'neter, n. The person who blows a cornet. Corneto, (kor-nai'to,) a maritime town of Central Italy, 12 m. N of Civita Vecchia; pop . 4,316. in June; fruit at first blue, and then turning white. The bark of C. florida . The flowering Dog-wood, a tres 20-30 feet high, found chiefly in the Northern States, is called Cornine, and is a good substitute for Peruvian bark in the treatment of intermittent and remittent fevers.