gravicembalo

[ grav-i-chem-buh-loh, grah-vi- ]
/ ˌgræv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌloʊ, ˌgrɑ vɪ- /

noun, plural grav·i·cem·ba·li [grav-i-chem-buh-lee, grah-vi-] /ˌgræv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌli, ˌgrɑ vɪ-/, grav·i·cem·ba·los.

a harpsichord.

Origin of gravicembalo

1855–60; < Italian, alteration of clavicembalo harpsichord (by association with grave heavy); see clavicembalo

Example sentences from the Web for gravicembalo

  • Fétis, in his Biographie Universelle des Musiciens, even states that he wrote sonatas for gravicembalo.

    The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock