clavicembalo

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See also: clavicémbalo

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian clavicembalo.

Noun

clavicembalo (plural clavicembalos or clavicembali)

  1. (music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord.
    • 1970, Edna Kramer, The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics, Princeton 1982, p. 706:
      Also we recall that Agnesi's life was bound up with that of a younger sister, Maria Teresa, who is known in the history of music as a composer and pianist, that is, virtuoso on the clavicembalo.
    • 1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.17, Dedalus 2016, p. 253:
      He taught me composition and how to improve my playing on the clavicembalo [translating Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Jnſtrument" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.] and also the harp […].

Italian

Noun

clavicembalo m (plural clavicembali)

  1. (music) harpsichord
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