cornetto
Definition of the Italian term cornetto in music:
- cornett (wind instrument popular from 1500 to 1650)
- organ compound stop designed to imitate the sound of a cornett (equivalent to "Cornett" in English, "Cornett" in German, and "Cornet" in French)
Language
Italian
Singular
cornetto
Plural
cornetti
Abbreviation
Co.
Synonym
(2) cornettino
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include cornetto:
- cornetto in A – cornett in A
- cornetto in B – cornett in B-flat
- cornetto in Si♭ – cornett in B-flat
- piccolo cornetto – small cornet
Musical examples
Music scores that include cornetto:
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 1