TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - Differences between the Trumpet and the Cornet

rowuk · 04-17-2008, 01:11 AM

The cornet is a COMPLETELY different animal. Resistance is not a pure mechanical phenomenon. How well you hear the instrument makes a big difference in how you perceive the blow. The cornet does not have the projection of a trumpet and therefore will seem freer blowing in smaller acoustic spaces and get "stiffer" in large spaces.
We generally use cornets because of the sexy sound, not because of the mechanical characteristics. I find the cornet easier to play intimately.

04-17-2008, 01:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,394	Re: Differences between the Trumpet and the Cornet The cornet is a COMPLETELY different animal. Resistance is not a pure mechanical phenomenon. How well you hear the instrument makes a big difference in how you perceive the blow. The cornet does not have the projection of a trumpet and therefore will seem freer blowing in smaller acoustic spaces and get "stiffer" in large spaces. We generally use cornets because of the sexy sound, not because of the mechanical characteristics. I find the cornet easier to play intimately. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.