Harpsichord definitions

Harpsichord

1) Baroque instrument 2) Basso continuo instrument 3) Cembalo 4) Choral instrument 5) Clavier 6) Early keyboard instrument 7) French word used in English 8) Instrument 9) Keyboard instrument 10) Keyboard instrument 11) Klavier 12) Melodic instrument 13) Musical instrument 14) Musical doodad 15) Musical gadget
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Harpsichord

1) Cembalo 2) Clavier 3) Spinet
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Harpsichord

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed. `Harpsichord` designates the whole family of similar plucked keyboard instruments, including the smaller virginals, muselar, and spinet. The harpsichord was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music. During the la.....
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Harpsichord

• (n.) A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by the piano.
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harpsichord

keyboard musical instrument in which strings are set in vibration by plucking. It was one of the most important keyboard instruments in European ... [18 related articles]
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Harpsichord

Harp'si·chord (-kôrd) noun [ Old French harpechorde , in which the harpe is of German origin. See Harp , and Chord .] (Mus.) A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of ke...
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Harpsichord

The harpsichord was a harp-shaped musical instrument set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with crow quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. In the front the keys were disposed, the long ones being the naturals, and the short ones the sharps and flats.It ...
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harpsichord

[n] - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
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harpsichord

cembalo noun a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
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harpsichord

Largest and grandest of the 18th-century keyboard instruments, used in orchestras and as a solo instrument. The strings are plucked by `jacks`, made of leather or quill, when the keys are pressed. However, unlike the piano, the volume and tone cannot be varied by the player's touch. In the 18th century double-manual (two keybo...
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harpsichord

[Difficult words] a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
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harpsichord

[Obscure words] a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
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