cornet

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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

Headed by a local teenage cornet player, those in the funeral procession sang Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - amended slightly to include references to Wasdale.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

His most recent release, in 2022, was a trio album, “Heart Is a Melody,” with Kirk Knuffke on cornet and Matt Wilson on drums.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

It's then placed in a cornet, or paper cone, with a 0 tip and used only in small batches so it can be easily controlled.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 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