clavichord

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A Clavinet looks like an electric keyboard, but it is an electro-mechanical string instrument originally developed for the performance of classical harpsichord and clavichord music.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

From the start, liquidity was a keyboard ideal, and an ocean of music evoking water has been written over the centuries for harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano and modern grand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2016

Ms. Toth discussed the differences in touch and sound production on the harpsichord and clavichord from those of the piano, and amateur performers who attended were able to play a bit themselves.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2015

His love of the clavichord was evident in his "Secret" series: Secret Mozart, Secret Bach and Secret Handel.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2014

They spoke in whispers, ate in silence, recited the rosary three times a day, and even clavichord practice during the heat of siesta time had a funereal echo.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez