Cornet vs. Flugelhorn
Difference Between Cornet and Flugelhorn
Cornetnoun
(Music) A wind instrument of the trumpet class, having three valves operated by pistons.
Flugelhornnoun
A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.
Cornetnoun
(also kôrnĭt) A piece of paper twisted into a cone and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts.
Flugelhornnoun
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
Cornetnoun
(also kôrnĭt) A headdress, often cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Flugelhornnoun
a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
Cornetnoun
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Cornetnoun
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
Cornetnoun
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
Cornetnoun
(obsolete) A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
Cornetnoun
A kind of organ stop.
Cornetnoun
The white headdress worn by the Sisters of Charity.
Cornetnoun
(obsolete) The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
Cornetnoun
(historical) The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the ensign in infantry).
Cornetnoun
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
