Cornet (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Music
- CornetCornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
, a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet - A cornettCornettThe cornett, cornetto or zink is an early wind instrument, dating from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused with the trumpet-like instrument cornet.-Construction:There are three basic types of...
or cornetto, a Renaissance instrument made entirely from wood, with woodwind-style holes, - A cornet (organ stop)Cornet (organ stop)A Cornet is an organ stop most commonly of principal or flute tone quality that contains multiple ranks of pipes.The Cornet is primarily used as a solo voice and the ranks of the Cornet follows the harmonic series; 8', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5'. The 8' rank is stopped while the other ranks are open...
, a composite stop on an organ consisting of the 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', and 1-3/5' stops
Military
- In military terminology, a troop of cavalryCavalryCavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
may also be called a cornet, from the now obsolete term for the Troop's standard (flag). - Cornet, the 16th and 17th Century term for the small square flag carried by each Troop of Horse. The term was progressively replaced during the 18th Century by "standard".
- Cornet (military rank)Cornet (military rank)Cornet was originally the third and lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, after captain and lieutenant. A cornet is a new and junior officer.- Traditional duties :The cornet carried the troop standard, also known as a "cornet"....
, a commissioned officer rank in cavalry troops, once the bearer of the Troop's flag or Cornet. - 9M133 Kornet9M133 KornetThe Kornet is a Russian anti-tank missile . It is a second generation ATGM intended to deal with main battle tanks and to engage slow and low flying helicopters, but is not intended to fully replace previous systems, due to the cost...
, a Russian anti-tank guided missile
Places
- A number of villages in Romania:
- Cornet in Brusturi, BihorBrusturi, BihorBrusturi is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,238 people. It is composed of eight villages: Brusturi, Cuieşd, Loranta, Orvişele, Păuleşti, Picleu, Ţigăneştii de Criş and Varasău....
- Cornet in PoduriPoduriPoduri is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bucşeşti, Cernu, Cornet, Negreni, Poduri, Prohozeşti and Valea Şoşii....
Commune, Bacău County - Cornet in VaideeniVaideeniVaideeni is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Izvoru Rece, Cerna, Mariţa, Cornetu and Vaideeni....
Commune, Vâlcea County
- Cornet in Brusturi, Bihor
People
- Alizé CornetAlizé CornetAlizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
, female tennis player from France - Peeter CornetPeeter CornetPeeter Cornet was a Flemish composer and organist of the early Baroque period. Although few of his compositions survive, he is widely considered one of the best keyboard composers of the early 17th century.-Life:Very little is known about Cornet's life. Much of the information comes from a letter...
, Dutch composer of the early 17th century
Other
- Cornet, a British English synonym for ice cream coneIce cream coneAn ice cream cone, poke or cornet is a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, allowing ice cream to be eaten without a bowl or spoon...
- The main character in the Playstation video game Rhapsody: A Musical AdventureRhapsody: A Musical AdventureRhapsody: A Musical Adventure, released in Japan as is a console role-playing game for the PlayStation from Atlus USA and Nippon Ichi Software, the creators of Disgaea, and is part of the Marl Kingdom series....
- A hoof marking for a horseHorseThe horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
. - Castle CornetCastle CornetCastle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey, and former tidal island, also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock, which has been part of one of the breakwaters of St Peter Port's harbour, the main one in the island, since 1859.- Geography :...
, a castle on an island (Cornet Rock) close to Guernsey
See also
- CornetteCornetteA cornette is a piece of female headwear that was especially popular in the 15th to 17th century. It is essentially a type of wimple consisting of a large starched piece of white cloth that is folded upwards in such a way as to create the resemblance of horns on the wearer's head.Cornettes folded...
, a kind of medieval headgear - CoronetCoronet (disambiguation)-Animals:* Coronet or coronary band, an anatomical name for a part of a horse's leg just above the hoof.* Coronet, several species of hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua-Businesses:...