soprano cornet
The soprano cornet is a cornet, similar in design to the standard Bflat cornet, but smaller and pitched in Eflat, a fourth higher. It is a transposing instrument.
soprano cornet
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The soprano cornet is a cornet, similar in design to the standard Bflat cornet, but smaller and pitched in Eflat, a fourth higher. It is a transposing instrument.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Soprano cornet • Background — brass • Classification — * Wind • Brass • Aerophone • Hornbostel Sachs — 423.231 • Hornbostel Sachs Desc — Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration featuring a conical bore • Developed — 19th century • Range — (concert pitch) • Related — * Cornet • Trumpet • Flugelhorn • Bass trumpet • Flumpet
History
History
The soprano cornet was invented around 1844, and it gradually replaced the difficult soprano saxhorn in ensembles. In the twenty years after its invention the soprano cornet was more commonly pitched in Dflat.
Ensembles
Ensembles
A single soprano cornet is usually seen in brass bands and silver bands and can be found playing lead or descant parts in other musical ensembles. They can be heard clearly within a group of Bflat cornets.
Notable players
Notable players
Notable players of the soprano cornet include Charlie Cook, John Distin, Paul Duffy, and Peter Roberts.
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soprano cornet, Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin - Kornett in Es - 1107167
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Playing technique and sound
Soprano cornets often have issues with intonation. It is harder to play than a Bflat cornet because of the smaller mouthpiece, and it produces a lighter and airier sound. It has also been described as having a "wispy, flute-like" sound.
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Score - Concerto for Soprano Cornet (2019) — DataCite (University of Salford)
Recording - Concerto for Soprano Cornet (2019) — DataCite (University of Salford)
Concerto for Soprano Cornet (2019) — DataCite (Figshare)
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