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Cornetto
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Cornetto

c. 1600 - c. 1650 · leather; wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The cornetto is usually made of two glued wooden halves covered in leather. Similarly to the trumpet, it is played using a mouthpiece. Its sweet sound resembles the human voice. Between 1550 and 1650, the cornetto was so popular that its best players, famous violin virtuosos and celebrated singers were equally acclaimed.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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descant cornettmusical instrumentwind instrumentcornett
Credit lineCornetto. c. 1600 - c. 1650. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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