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cembalo Meaning
Wordnet
cembalo (n)
a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Webster
cembalo (n.)
An old name for the harpsichord.
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a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivotsAn old name for the harpsichord.
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The cembalo, also known as the harpsichord, is a keyboard instrument popular during the Baroque period.
Johann Sebastian Bach composed many of his masterpieces for the cembalo.
The sound of the cembalo is produced by plucking strings with quills or plectra.
In orchestral settings, the cembalo often provided the harmonic backbone, known as continuo.
