The Italian name for the cornett, a wooden Renaissance instrument with finger holes, or for modern cornet.
From Italian corno (horn) plus the diminutive suffix -etto, directly translating to 'little horn' in Italian.
Cornetto is still used in Italian orchestras and historical ensembles, maintaining direct musical continuity with Renaissance courts where these instruments were born.
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