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{{Short description|Brass musical instrument}}
{{Infobox Instrument
|name=Soprano cornet
|image= CornEb.02.jpg
|image_capt=An E{{music|flat}} cornet
|background=brass
|classification=
* [[Wind instrument|Wind]]
* [[Brass instrument|Brass]]
* [[Aerophone]]
|hornbostel_sachs=423.231<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.andrewbatterham.com/brass/ |title=Discussion of brass instruments |accessdate=2009-08-19 }}</ref>
|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Valved [[aerophone]] sounded by lip vibration featuring a conical bore
|developed=19th century{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
|range=[[Image:soprange.jpg|180px|center]]([[concert pitch]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brasscrest.com/instru/instru002.html |title=The Brass Crest, Cornet |accessdate=2009-08-19 }}</ref>)
|related=
* [[Cornet]]
* [[Trumpet]]
* [[Flugelhorn]]
* [[Bass trumpet]]
* [[Flumpet]]
|articles=
}}

The '''soprano cornet''' is a [[transposing instrument|transposing]] [[brass instrument]] similar to the standard B{{music|flat}} [[cornet]] but smaller and pitched a fourth higher in E{{music|flat}}.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/cornet |title=Cornet |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |accessdate=2 May 2022 }}</ref>

A single soprano cornet is usually seen in [[brass bands]] and [[Brass band (British style)|silver bands]] and can be found playing lead or [[descant]] parts in other [[musical ensemble]]s.

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021004115502/http://abbakiwi.tripod.com/id7.html Introduction to the E{{music|flat}} soprano cornet] by Bram Gay original from ''Sounding Brass'', Issue 6, 1977.

==References==
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