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Cornets

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trumpetnoun(music) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
hornnoun(countable, zootomy) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
oboesnoun(music) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
flugelnoun(obsolete) A harpsichord.
bassoonsnounA musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
cor anglaisnoun(music) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.
continuonoun(historical) A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.
trombonesnounA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
saxesnoun(now only in compounds or attributively) Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany
kettledrumsnoun(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
timpaninoun(music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
cellosnounSomeone who plays the cello.
woodwindnoun(music) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
clarinetsnoun(music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
descantnoun(music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.
tuttinoun(music) A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing
bassesnounA low spectrum of sound tones.
contrabassoonnoun(music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
violsnoun(music) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
pianofortenoun(music, dated) A piano.

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