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Soprano Cornet
	; An E♭ cornet
Brass instrument
Classification	Wind; Brass; Aerophone;
Hornbostel-Sachs classification	423.231; (Valved aerophone sounded by lip movement featuring a conical bore)
Developed	19th century
Playing range
	(concert pitch)
Related instruments
	Cornet; Trumpet; Flugelhorn; Bass Trumpet; Flumpet;

This article is about the E♭ instrument. For B♭ instrument, see Cornet.

Musical Instruments
Woodwinds
Brass Soprano cornet Cornet Trumpet French Horn Trombone Baritone Euphonium Tuba
Percussion
String instruments
Keyboards

The soprano cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the standard B♭cornet.

The soprano cornet is a transposing instrument in E♭ ^[3], pitched higher than the standard B♭ cornet. The soprano cornet can often be found playing lead or descant parts in ensembles.

One soprano cornet is usually seen in brass bands/silver bands.

[edit] References

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http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fabbakiwi.tripod.com%2Fid7.html&date=2009-08-19 Introduction to the E♭ soprano cornet by Bram Gay original from Sounding Brass, Issue 6, 1977.

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^ "Discussion of brass instruments". http://www.andrewbatterham.com/brass/. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ "The Brass Crest, Cornet". http://www.brasscrest.com/instru/instru002.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
^ "Encyclpedia Britannica Online". http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/137989/cornet. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

[0] "Discussion of brass instruments". http://www.andrewbatterham.com/brass/. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

[1] "The Brass Crest, Cornet". http://www.brasscrest.com/instru/instru002.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

[2] "Encyclpedia Britannica Online". http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/137989/cornet. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

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