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This instrument could not have been developed without the improvement of piston valves by Heinrich Stölzel and Friedrich Blühmel.

In the early 19th century these two instrument makers almost simultaneously invented the valves still used today.

They jointly applied for a patent and were granted this for a period of ten years.

The first notable virtuoso player was Jean-Baptiste Arban, who studied the cornet extensively and published La grande méthode complète de cornet à piston et de saxhorn, commonly referred to as the Arban method, in 1864.

Up until the early 20th century, the trumpet and cornet coexisted in musical ensembles.

Symphonic repertoire often involves separate parts for trumpet and cornet.

As several instrument builders made improvements to both instruments, they started to look and sound more alike.

The modern day cornet is used in brass bands, concert bands, and in specific symphonic repertoire that requires a more mellow sound.