cornettino

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cornettino

(ˌkɔːnɪˈtiːnəʊ)

n, pl -nos or -ni

(Instruments) a small woodwind instrument of the cornett family that was popular in northern Europe in the 15th century

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I play three cornetto copies: the cornetto curvo, the most common cornetto, tuned in G, slightly curved and leather covered; then the cornettino diritto, a straight soprano cornetto in C, the smallest in the cornetto family; and the silent cornetto, a straight instrument in G, which, unlike the former two, has a mouthpiece directly built into the instrument.