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
Rodney, the protagonist of “Early Music,” purchases an antiquated clavichord that will financially ruin his family.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017
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
It’s got everything we associate with the boy Wonder’s best material – hook after hook, a funky clavichord, a harmonica solo.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2014
During the boredom of her abandonment her only distractions were the clavichord lessons at siesta time and the letters from her children.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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