Clavichord

They had organs, lutes, viols, lyres, harps, citherns, horns, and a kind of primitive piano known as the clavichord or the clavicembalo. ❋ Preserved Smith (1910)

But through the assistance of a servant, the boy obtained an instrument, which he kept in the garret; and there, when opportunity offered, with the strings of his "clavichord" so covered with pieces of cloth as to deaden the sound, he practised music until he became a proficient in harmony. ❋ Unknown (1859)

The fortepiano timbre didn't reveal any new secrets in the solo portions — Bach's writing is still very much modeled on harpsichord/clavichord virtuosity — but when providing a rippling accompaniment to the whole ensemble, the softer, subtler touch made for an invitingly plush sound. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

The book reaches its poignant finale through lovingly conjured attention to detail, when one of the couple's grandchildren attempts to connect with a fragmented inheritance: "All there is from that world is a locket / showing the infant Mozart playing silence / on a tiny clavichord, behind cracked glass." ❋ Unknown (2011)

So, for all the haunting loveliness Kibbey found in an uncredited transcription of Rameau's "L'Egyptienne," the crispness and clarity of the clavichord original was lost. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On display is an amazing collection of pianos, as well as an ancient clavichord and numerous other musical instruments. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As it is, the pianist, clavichord virtuoso and Harvard music professor specializes in restoration of a different kind. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tureck performed and recorded extensively, playing piano as well as harpsichord, clavichord, and organ. ❋ Jewish Women's Archive (2010)

Elsewhere we find a dislocated box-drawer with the letters "CO" (containing two recorders), a jingle ring, a lute, three recorders, two pears, a container of candied fruits (with two spoons), a clavichord, a shin-guard and the golden spur of the Gonfaloniere ❋ Unknown (2008)

Note 225: The 15th-century (Italian) treatise by Johannis Gallici, the Liber notabilis musicae, includes an image of "the first stage of the conversion of the monochord into the clavichord." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The clavichord, meanwhile, represented an updated version of the monochord,225 reflecting innovations in the compositional methods of counterpoint and musical notation that enabled a player to intone the "perfect consonances" of multiple voices simultaneously. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At Urbino, a clavichord rests on the bench below Federico's intarsiated portrait; "strung" with inlaid metal wires, it suggests that the duke did indeed encourage guests to touch the intarsia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Also Grout, History of Western Music, 201: "The clavichord was essentially a solo instrument for use in small rooms." back ❋ Unknown (2008)

Consistent with Ficino's recommendations, a drawing by Carpaccio suggests that many (if not all) of the instruments represented in the studioli were likely performed therein, including those instruments bearing connotations of the "music of the spheres," such as the clavichord, organ, and lute. 246 Other instruments, like the cittern found at Gubbio, were as readily available in a tavern as in a princely studiolo. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rosalyn Tureck performed mainly on the piano, yet she also excelled on the harpsichord, clavichord and organ, and sometimes performed on more than one instrument in a recital, relishing the differences in sonority and in technical requirements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Note on the muffled piano the thrump of the clavichord futile hoarding ❋ Unknown (2007)