cembalo

American  

[chem-buh-loh] / ˈtʃɛm bəˌloʊ /

noun

Music.

plural

cembali, cembalos

1. harpsichord.

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cembalo British  

/ ˈtʃɛmbələʊ /

noun

1. another word for harpsichord

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Other Word Forms

• cembalist noun

Etymology

Origin of cembalo

1795–1805; < Italian ( clavi ) cembalo < Latin cymbalum cymbal

Example Sentences

Rossini, at the cembalo, stood up and applauded vigorously at the end of the act.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first, probably an Allegro moderato, opens with a bold characteristic phrase, which is repeated in the second bar by the second cembalo; points of imitation, in fact, continue throughout the movement.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

The piece for one cembalo between the 2nd and 3rd Sonatas is, as we have remarked, of lighter character, and was possibly considered a suite.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

Cleofonte Campanini, then maestro di cembalo at the Metropolitan Opera-house, conducted the performance.

From A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

Each singer made his own, which the maestro al cembalo accompanied with a few simple chords.

From Style in Singing by Haslam, W. E.