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clavicembalo Mus.|klævɪˈtʃɛmbələʊ| [It.] The harpsichord; clavicymbal.
1740Grassineau Mus. Dict. 30 Clavecimbalo, grave Cymbalum. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade. 1879Grove Dict. Mus. I. 330/2 The dulcimer, or cembalo, with keys added, became the clavicembalo. 1910Encycl. Brit. VI. 468/1 Clavicembalo, or Gravicembalo..a keyboard musical instrument with strings plucked by means of small quill or leather plectra. 1955Oxf. Compan. Mus. (ed. 9) 463/1 Instruments of the various harpsichord types are: In Italian Arpicordo, Clavicembalo (meaning keyed-dulcimer, which it is not, its strings not being struck but plucked), or Claricembalo, or Gravicembalo. |