Steve Trelease <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>other musical
>mis-translations:
>
>-"cor anglais" (english horn) is more likely "cor angle'" (angled horn)
>-"oboe d'amore" is more likely "of the Moors" than "of love"

Those could well be understood from their names, but the Trombone and the
Klarinett are the big and little brothers (or sisters if you prefer) of
the Trumpet.  The Trombone bears this in its name, as Trombe is trumpet in
italian, and -bone is large (although also slight other meanings).  But
how came that clarinetto to mean "small trumpet"? Is there an other word
"Clarino" something for trumpet?

Andreas von Doebeln
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