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

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