cornet
Definition of the French term cornet in music:
- organ compound stop designed to imitate the sound of a cornett (equivalent to "Cornett" in English, "Cornett" in German, and "Cornetto" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
cornet
Plural
cornets
Combinations
French musical terms that include cornet:
- cornet à bouquin – cornett (early wind instrument)
- cornet à pistons – cornet
- cornet à pistons en La – cornet in A
- cornet à pistons en Si♭ – cornet in B-flat
- cornet de poste – post horn
- cornet de Récit – organ compound stop with a very prominent tone (eq...
- cornet des bombardes – organ compound stop made up of several ranks of lo...
- cornet des violes – organ compound stop made up of several ranks of st...
- cornet postal – post horn