PURPOSE: To demonstrate the features of a cornet.
DESCRIPTION: The cornet is virtually identical to the trumpet, except the cornet has a conical bore and the trumpet has a cylindrical bore. This creates a subtle difference in the harmonic structure between the two instruments, but their sound production, tuning, and valve configuration are the same.
The cornet can be used to show the geometry and function of the valves, how they are tuned, and the notes produced by blowing the instrument with various valves pressed.
Click your mouse below to hear the notes of the overtone series played on the cornet:
Demonstration H5-22: EFFECT OF ATTACK TRANSIENT ON TONE QUALITY OF CORNET shows the effect of the attack transients on the timbre of a cornet playing the overtone series.
The acoustical development of the trumpet (or cornet) can be illustrated using Demonstrations H4-36: LIP-BLOWN TUBE and H4-37: FLEXIBLE TRUMPET with this demonstration.
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REFERENCES: (PIRA unknown.)
EQUIPMENT: Cornet.
SETUP TIME: None.
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