Definition of Cornetto

1. Noun. A trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cornetto

1. an old musical instrument [n CORNETTI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornetto

corneter
corneters
cornetfish
cornetfishes
cornetist
cornetists
cornetite
cornets
cornett
cornetti
cornettini
cornettino
cornettinos
cornettist
cornettists
cornetto (current term)
cornettos
cornetts
corneule
corneules
corneæ
cornfed
cornfield
cornfield meet
cornfield meets
cornfields
cornflag
cornflags
cornflake

Literary usage of Cornetto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Popular Account of Ancient Musical Instruments and Their Development, as by William Lynd (1897)
"The cornetto or Ophicleide Family. THE CONCH (Fig. 1) is a Shell trumpet, and the most ancient instrument with a mouthpiece. It was used originally for war ..."

2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"2, Stille Zinke, cornetto muto, soft Zinke, of a narrower tube than No. 1, the mouthpiece forming part of the instrument, and producing a soft tone. No. ..."

3. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"cornetto CURVO — Cup Mouthpiece. Europe. Larger sized zinken with detachable mouthpiece. ... cornetto MUTO — Name signifying a soft toned cornet. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"He further mentions two cornetto players at Venice as great artists on their ... 2, Stille Zinke, cornetto mato, soft Zinke, of a narrower tube than No. ..."

5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"He further mentions two cornetto players at Venice as great artiste on their ... 2, Stille Zinke, cornetto muto, »oft Zinke, of a narrower tube than No. t, ..."

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