Cornet omnitonique

Cornet omnitonique (Fr.), 1. *duplex cornet-bugle invented in 1855 by J. Chrétien Roth of Strasbourg, with changes in tube length effected by a spring; 2. cornet with Chaussier's transposition mechanism (developed in 1889), permitting it to be played in any key (176, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.