Cornet
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The Cornet looks just like a short, fat trumpet, yet its range is wider. Some cornet players can hit notes that are almost as high as the piccolo's upper register. You can hear the cornet's sweet, expressive sound in jazz music. It also appears in brass bands and orchestras.
| Family |
| Brasses |
| Pitch range |
| Two-and-a-half octaves. |
| Material |
| Brass. |
| Size |
| About 24 in (60 cm) long. |
| Origins |
| The cornet was developed from the circular posthorn in the 1820s, by Jean-Louis Antoine, known as Halari. |
| Classification |
| Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of air. |
| And also... |
| There have been many different designs of cornet, including the pocket cornet of the late 19th century. This cornet was so closely coiled that it could lie carried around in a small, leather shoulder hag like an opera glass. |
