cornett
Meaning
An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔːnɪt/
Etymology
Old French cornet, a diminutive of corne (“horn”), from Latin cornū.
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