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Cornet (Cornet à pistons) in B-flat

1895
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 682

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cornet (Cornet à pistons) in B-flat
  • Maker: Antoine Courtois & Auguste Mille
  • Date: 1895
  • Geography: Paris, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Brass, silver-plate, nickel- silver
  • Dimensions: Height (Without mouthpiece): 12 11/16 in. (32.3 cm)
    Diameter (Of bell): 5 1/16 in. (12. 8 cm)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Biedermann, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.27a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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Cover Image for Excerpt from the Lieutenant Kije Suite by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953).  Performed by Adolph Herseth.  Lend Us Your Ears, 1978.

Excerpt from the Lieutenant Kije Suite by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). Performed by Adolph Herseth. Lend Us Your Ears, 1978.

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