clavichord
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- noun
- /ˈklævɪˌkɔrd/
:
clavicémbalo
- During the concert, the soft sound of the clavichord charmed the entire audience.
- play the clavichord
- Well-Tempered Clavichord
Examples
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I beg, yes, even in my pride, I beg, at least restore my clavichord to me.
Fiction book (1999) -
As a matter of fact, Dario's choice of "mistress" reinforces an earlier choice in the text: that of the clavichord over the pipe organ.
Academic text (1998) -
I played the clavichord.
Fiction book (1999) -
The day grew older, and the air freezing in my nostrils and ears made a hammer-string sort of music, like a distant clavichord.
Fiction book (1990) -
He needed gaiety, and I tried to amuse him with my small guitar and my clavichord.
Fiction book (1999) -
By adopting this instrument as "his holy, spiritual instrument" instead of the pipe organ, he leaves the "traditional" instrument behind and substitutes the clavichord, linked with the French royalty by the adjective "pompadour," as representative of his world outlook.
Academic text (1998) -
From a historical standpoint, it is interesting to note that classical music had its early appearance in China through the intervention of Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit priest, who gave the emperor two clavichords.
Blog text (4) -
After practicing for months, she finally mastered the delicate melodies on the clavichord.
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He chose to play a beautiful piece on the clavichord for the evening's entertainment.
Synonyms
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A keyboard instrument like a piano or harpsichord
A musical machine with keys you press to make notes, like a piano or organ
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Etymology
The word clavichord comes from parts that mean 'key' and 'string': clavi- means 'key', like the everyday word 'key', and -chord comes from a word for 'string', like the musical chord. So a clavichord is literally a 'key-string' instrument, which explains why it is a small keyboard that makes sound by pressing keys against soft strings.