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‖ cymbalo|ˈsɪmbələʊ|
[ad. It. cembalo, cimbalo, repr. L. cymbalum cymbal, but applied to the dulcimer, Magyar czimbalom (cymbalom), Polish cymbaly.]
The dulcimer, a kind of stringed instrument in which the strings are struck by small hammers held in the hands; the prototype of the pianoforte. It has lately become known in England as used in the music of Hungarian bands.
1879Hipkins in Grove I. 300/1 Cembalo or Cimbalo..a dulcimer, an old European name of which, with unimportant phonetic variations, was Cymbal. According to Mr. Carl Engel this ancient instrument is at the present day called cymbaly by the Poles, and cymbalom by the Magyars. 1889Pall Mall G. 16 May 6/1 Mdme. Schulz..played her cymbalo, with which the Hungarian band have of late years familiarized us. It is a system of wires stretched over a sounding-board and struck with wands. |