Editing Cornett (section)

===Ends and beginnings===

The cornett was at the height of its popularity between 1550 and 1650.{{sfn|Marcuse|1975|page=128–129|loc="Cornett"}} The instrument had declined by the 18th century.<ref name=BainesWWI/> When the instrument was needed in the 19th century, it had gone extinct.<ref name=BainesWWI/> Efforts to re-create it were not immediately successful and other instruments have been used in an attempt to replace it in classical music.<ref name=BainesWWI/> These include the soprano saxophone, trumpet and oboe.<ref name=BainesWWI/> Since the 19th century, the instrument is being made again and materials used for the body have widened to include resins.<ref>{{cite web |website= Christopher Monk Instruments |title= "G2" Resin Cornett |access-date= 8 February 2023 |url= https://www.jeremywest.co.uk/cornetts-in-ebony-resin.html}}</ref> Recorded music of the instrument can be found.

Prominent cornettists today include [[Roland Wilson (conductor)|Roland Wilson]] (ensemble [[Musica Fiata]]), [[Jean Tubéry]] (La Fenice), [[Arno Paduch]] ([[Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble]]), and [[Bruce Dickey]] ([[Concerto Palatino]]).

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File:Musica getutscht und außgezogen 020.jpg|Page from Sebastian Virdung's 1511 book ''Musica Getutscht und Ausgezogen''. Top left corner: a curved cornett labeled ''Zincken''. Below it is a straight cornett, also ''Zincken''. Top right corner, a [[Gemshorn]]

File:Agricola, cornett and shawms.jpg|Cornett, shawms from Martin Agricola's book "Musica instrumentalis deudsch", published 1529. From left: straight cornett,  [[three-hole pipe]], [[bombard (music)|bombard]], [[shawm]].

File:Syntagma 06 VIII half.png|1620 Cornetts, by number: 5 [[tenor cornett]], 6 choral zink, 7 [[cornettino]], 8 "Gerader" zink, 9 [[mute cornett]].

File:Syntagma08.png|1620 Right page: 3 Mute cornetts, including one with a key

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