clavicembalo
[ klav-i-chem-buh-loh ]
/ ˌklæv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌloʊ /
noun, plural clav·i·cem·ba·li [klav-i-chem-buh-lee] /ˌklæv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌli/.
a harpsichord.
Origin of clavicembalo
1730–40; < Italian < Medieval Latin
clāvicymbalum, equivalent to Latin
clāvi(s) key +
cymbalum
cymbal
OTHER WORDS FROM clavicembalo
clav·i·cem·bal·ist, nounWords nearby clavicembalo
clava,
clavacin,
clavate,
clave,
claver,
clavicembalo,
clavichord,
clavicle,
clavicorn,
clavicotomy,
clavicytherium
Example sentences from the Web for clavicembalo
This instrument was probably an upright harpsichord or clavicembalo.
The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes.
A Popular History of the Art of Music |W. S. B. MathewsMeanwhile the pianoforte of the day, the clavicembalo, as the Italians called it, had been considerably improved.
A Popular History of the Art of Music |W. S. B. MathewsThis was the origin of the harpsichord, the name by which the clavicembalo soon became more generally known.
How to Appreciate Music |Gustav Kobb
British Dictionary definitions for clavicembalo
Word Origin for clavicembalo
C18: from Italian, from Medieval Latin
clāvis key +
cymbalum
cymbal