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cornet

[kawr-net, kawr-nit, kawr-net] / kɔrˈnɛt, ˈkɔr nɪt, kɔrˈnɛt /
NOUN
instrument
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An inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong shifted jazz away from an ensemble experience with collective improvisation to one focused on solo performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

On “The Sphinx,” their two voices entwine in an off-kilter unison, Cherry’s pocket cornet doubling Coleman’s plastic saxophone.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord the King.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Here's a deep dive into this fundamental pastry technique that covers the origin of this humble parchment tool, other methods for making a cornet and the best ways to use it.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2023

People in the house were tormented almost to death by his incessant fumbling cornet practice.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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