Cornett

The cornett is a brass instrument from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque times. It is also called a zink, cornetto, or by its Italian name, cornetto curvo. It is different from the modern cornet, also a brass instrument. It has only one feature shared with the cornett.

Cornett

Mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett
Other names	zink, cornetto, cornetto curvo
Classification	Brass

Not to be confused with Cornet.

Other websites

• A page about the cornett Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Christopher Monk Instruments Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine, one of the more well-known modern makers of cornetts
• The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, a performance group that makes use of the cornett
• A possibility to build your own curved cornett Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine