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Cornetts meaning
plural of cornett
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Violins often replaced cornetts in consort music, and cornetts similarly substituted for violins in consort music and sacred music.
Alessandro Scarlatti used the cornetto or pairs of cornetts in a number of his operas.
An English work of note from this period is Matthew Locke 's Music for His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, a suite for Charles II's coronation 1661.
Cornetts were used to reinforce the human voice in choirs, and many commentators suggested that the sound of a well-played cornett, heard at a distance, could be mistaken for a "choice castrato ".
It comes from Cesare's collection Musicali Melodie per voci et instrumenti a una, due, tre, quattro, cinque, e sei published in Munich 1621 of 28 pieces for a mixture of violins, cornetts, trombone, vocal soloists and organ continuo.
Johann Joseph Fux used a pair of mute cornetts in a Requiem.
Many of his masses use the choir strengthened by strings, cornetts and trombones, often with independent moments for the instrumentalists and sometimes.