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clavicembalo

[ klav-i-chem-buh-loh ]

noun

, plural clav·i·cem·ba·li [klav-i-, chem, -b, uh, -lee].
  1. a harpsichord.


clavicembalo

/ ˌklævɪˈtʃɛmbələʊ /

noun

  1. another name for harpsichord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • clavi·cembal·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clavicembalo1

1730–40; < Italian < Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum, equivalent to Latin clāvi ( s ) key + cymbalum cymbal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clavicembalo1

C18: from Italian, from Medieval Latin clāvis key + cymbalum cymbal
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Example Sentences

The Clavicembalo, or Harpsichord, as it is called in the text, was in general known as the “Flügel,” the strings being plucked, or flipped by a quill or metal pin, after the manner of the modern mandoline.

The Clavicembalo was also built with two keyboards, like an Organ, and a pedal-board provided with strings.

The so-called “Sonatas” were actually written for a Clavicembalo with two manuals and a pedal.

These so-called “Organ” Sonatas were written for the Pedal Clavicembalo.

He held the Harpsichord, or Clavicembalo, incapable of the gradations of tone obtainable on the Clavichord, an instrument which, though feeble in quality, is extremely flexible.

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