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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2015

Indeed, though China in the 1600s had numerous rich musical traditions that employed both domestic and imported instruments, it had nothing resembling the clavichord, a stringed keyboard instrument and predecessor of the piano.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2015

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