Clavichord
['klævɪkɔːd] or ['klævɪkɔrd]
Definition
(noun.) an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound.
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Definition
(n.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord.
Checker: Mario
Definition
n. an obsolete musical instrument of the same form as the Harpsichord and Spinet.—n. Clav′iharp a harp struck with keys like a piano.
Typist: Natalie
Examples
- The harp with which David stirred the dead soul of Saul was the prototype of the sweet clavichord, the romantic virginal, the tinkling harpsichord, and the grand piano. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These were followed in the seventeenth century by the clavichord, the favourite instrument of Bach. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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