Piston – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Piston in music:

cornet
valve on a wind instrument

Language

German

Singular

Piston

Plural

Pistons

Abbreviation

Pist.

Synonyms

(1) Kornett(2) Ventil

Music scores that include Piston:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (1880) Page 2

German musical terms related to Piston:

Alphorn – alphorn
Altflügelhorn – alto flugelhorn (pitched in E-flat)
Althorn – alto horn (American English), tenor horn (British ...
Baritonhorn – baritone horn (brass instrument)
Basshorn – bass horn
Bügelhorn – saxhorn (family of valved brass instruments)
Clairon – bugle...
Clarino – clarion (high-pitched trumpet used in the Middle A...
Clarintrompete – clarion (high-pitched trumpet used in the Middle A...
Euphonium – euphonium (brass instrument)
Flügelhorn – flugelhorn...
Hupe – vehicle horn
Inventionshorn – invention horn
Klaxonhorn – vehicle horn
Kornett – cornet...
Kuhlohorn – kuhlohorn
Lure – lur
Ophikleide – ophicleide (family of keyed brass instruments)...
Posaune – trombone...
Posthorn – post horn
Sarrusophon – sarrusophone
Saxhorn – saxhorn (family of valved brass instruments)
Sousaphon – sousaphone
Stierhorn – steerhorn
Tenorhorn – tenor horn (although the term sometimes denotes th...
Trompete – trumpet...
Tuba – tuba
Ventilhorn – valve horn
Waldhorn – French horn...