cornetist
Valve horn musician
A cornetist is a person who plays the cornet, a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but with a mellower, rounder tone.
The term appears most often in contexts of brass bands, jazz, and military music: The cornetist led the New Orleans jazz ensemble.
Also spelled cornettist.
Valved brass wind instrument
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- bellHollow resonating instrument
slide · mutes · pitch · timbre · tuning · tone · fingering · range
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- soloPerformance by one
jam · gig · combo · syncopation · groove · blue note · trad jazz · New Orleans
Horn and percussion ensemble
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- brass quintetFive-piece horn ensemble
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
section · accompaniment · harmony · concert · recital · performance · conductor · score
Valveless military horn
- reveilleMilitary dawn summons
- tapsLight repeated touches
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- marchRhythmic group walk
ceremony · parade · drill · uniform · corps · regiment · salute · cavalry
One who plays brass
- buglerMilitary brass musician
- trombonistBrass instrumentalist with slide
- tubistOne who plays bass brass
- clarinetistWoodwind instrumentalist
saxophonist · drummer · pianist · bassist · bandleader · sideman · accompanist · soloist
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
bell · slide · mutes · pitch · timbre · tuning · tone · fingering · range · intonation
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
solo · jam · gig · combo · syncopation · groove · blue note · trad jazz · New Orleans · ragtime
brass band
Horn and percussion ensemble
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- brass quintetFive-piece horn ensemble
ensemble · section · accompaniment · harmony · concert · recital · performance · conductor · score · arrangement
bugle
Valveless military horn
march · ceremony · parade · drill · uniform · corps · regiment · salute · cavalry · infantry
trumpeter
One who plays brass
- buglerMilitary brass musician
- trombonistBrass instrumentalist with slide
- tubistOne who plays bass brass
clarinetist · saxophonist · drummer · pianist · bassist · bandleader · sideman · accompanist · soloist · virtuoso
- wind playersflutist, clarinetist, oboist, bassoonist, saxophonist
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- parade performersdrum major, majorette, baton twirler, color guard, flag bearer