单词 | cornetto muto |
释义 | cornetto muton. A name given to a straight wind instrument, mainly of the 15th to 17th centuries and typically made of wood, horn, or ivory, with finger holes, and an integral conical mouthpiece that gives the instrument a soft tone; = mute cornet n. Cf. cornetto n. 1b, cornet n.1 1(b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > horn > [noun] hornc825 corneta1400 corn1477 mute cornet1637 zinke1776 tooter1860 1825 J. F. Danneley Encycl. Music Cornetto muto, a very ancient species of soft toned cornet. 1890 Musical World 29 Mar. 251/2 At a performance in Florence in 1563 the orchestra was described as consisting of a treble viol,..four cornets, a silent cornet (i.e. a cornetto mutto), [etc.]. 1995 Gaplin Soc. Jrnl. 48 197 Fig. 2 shows the effect of progressively opening the first five holes on the cornetto muto. 2006 Amer. Rec. Guide July 197/2 Both play cornetto, cornetto muto, and recorder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1825 |
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