ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clavicembalo

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Clavicembalo is a noun meaning (music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.

Meaning

(music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.

Example Sentences

He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo [translating Jnſtrument] and also the harp […].
Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clavicymbal, clavicymbalum, clavisymbalum, clavisimbalum, clavicitherium, clavicytherium.

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