Clavichord Definition

klăvĭ-kôrd
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, predecessor of the piano: horizontal strings, generally of equal length, are struck at various points from below by metal wedges (tangents) at the end of each key, producing soft tones with limited dynamics.
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Other Word Forms of Clavichord

Noun

Singular:
clavichord
Plural:
clavichords

Origin of Clavichord

  • Middle English clavicord from Medieval Latin clāvichordium Latin clāvis key Latin chorda string cord

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clavichordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“chord, string”).

    From Wiktionary

Clavichord Sentence Examples

  • Mishka had opened the clavichord and was strumming on it with one finger.

  • The phrase seemed to me to capture the intense and direct physical sensations which are such a key part of playing the clavichord.

  • Both are versions of the small ' German ' fretted clavichord.

  • Indeed it would be very interesting to follow the evolution of the modern clavichord through the database.

  • It had originally been conceived for harpsichord, but had been extensively reworked for clavichord.

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