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

Newsom expanded her own instrumentation to include the clavichord, harpsichord and Mellotron.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2015

The gifts included such European curiosities as mechanical clocks, religious objects, and a musical instrument: the clavichord.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2015

The lineup features chamber sonatas with harpsichord, works for clavichord and the trio “Sanguineus und Melancholicus.”

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2015

While the others were taking their siestas she would practice the clavichord for two hours, knowing that the daily sacrifice would keep Fernanda calm.

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