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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
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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