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
She finds new textures in her voice, and its acrobatics are less flashy and more delicate, against an intricate world conjured up out of harps, music boxes and the clavichord.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2020
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
The lineup features chamber sonatas with harpsichord, works for clavichord and the trio “Sanguineus und Melancholicus.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
Fernanda's opposition lasted until the day when Meme broke down her resistance with the news that the Americans wanted to hear her play the clavichord.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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