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cembalo

NOUN
  1. a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

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  • Contemporaneously with the spinet, and of almost equal antiquity, was an instrument in the form of a grand piano, called in Italy the clavicembalo, and in England the harpsichord. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
  • Handel played second violin in the orchestra before becoming maestro al cembalo. Archive 2009-04-01
  • N.B. -- I send my sister, by him, "6 duetti a clavicembalo e violino," by Schuster. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01
  • To this group belonged the virginal, or virginals, the clavicembalo, the harpsichord, or clavecin, and the spinet. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music
  • I have given the first place in description to Cristofori's actions, instead of to the "cembalo" or instrument to which they were applied, because piano and forte, from touch, became possible through them, and what else was accomplished by Cristofori was due, primarily, to the dynamic idea. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
  • The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
  • The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
  • This was intended to be a portable, amplifiable version of the Cembalo, or Harpsichord. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The CD by the Ghielmi brothers surprisingly features a fortepiano rather than a harpsichord as its cembalo continuo, on the reasoning that Bach was familiar with very early models of the fortepiano (invented in 1698) and is even known to have played the instrument. Album reviews: 17th century works for viola da gamba
  • Ricordi of Milan has published his works for the clavicembalo, in six volumes, under the supervision of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock
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