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cem·ba·lo

(chĕm′bə-lō′)

n. pl. cem·ba·los

A harpsichord.

[Italian, short for clavicembalo, from Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum : Latin clāvis, key + Latin cymbalum, cymbal; see cymbal.]

cem′ba·list (-bə-lĭst) n.

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cembalo

(ˈtʃɛmbələʊ)

n, pl -li (-lɪ) or -los

(Instruments) another word for harpsichord

[C19: shortened from clavicembalo]

ˈcembalist n

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harp•si•chord

(ˈhɑrp sɪˌkɔrd)

n.

a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.

[1605–15; < New Latin harpichordium (with intrusive -s-). See harp, -i-, chord¹]

harp′si•chord`ist, n.

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Noun

cembalo - a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

harpsichord

Klavier, clavier - a stringed instrument that has a keyboard

spinet - early model harpsichord with only one string per note

pair of virginals, virginal - a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries

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cembalo

[ˈtʃembələʊ] N (cembalos or cembali (pl)) [ˈtʃembəlɪ] → clavicordio m, clave m

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cembalo

n (Mus) → Cembalo nt

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Zwei Lieder Nach Deutschen Volksdichtungen: Fur Sopran, Flote, Cembalo und Violoncello (1988).

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(In a despondent letter from Scotland he compared himself to an old cembalo.)

An ingenious Frederic Chopin

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Tacete coro nell'opera Elisa e Claudio [per cembalo solo] (Milan: Ricordi, [1822]); Francesco Royle.

The music library of Francesco Viani (1809-1877): the reconstruction of a gift to the "Paganini" conservatory of Genoa

Now the double bassist plays the CEMBALO. The harmonica player plays the KOBSA.

Maria, the Princess

L'anziano conte lascia la casa, e vi ritorna dopo molti anni, spinto da un oscuro rimorso; quando entra nella stanza della musica il cembalo si mette a suonare la canzone di Weber, e all'interno della melodia si percepisce la voce di Ida.

La crisi della musica come arte nella societa borghese: Sogni, deliri e allucinazioni musicali in testi di Camillo Boito, Luigi Gualdo, Carlo Dossi e Ugo Fleres

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The program will feature a world premiere by resident choreographer Mary Barton, a company premiere of Ann Marie DeAngelo's "Blackberry Winter," and a major revival of Gerald Arpino's "Viva Vivaldi." Applauded for its revival of Gerald Arpino's "Confetti" during the 2011-12 Season, ARB will present "Viva Vivaldi," set to Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in D for Violin, Strings and Cembalo. The piece is expected to be performed with equal gusto.

The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (N.J.) will present American Repertory Ballet Oct. 6 in An Evening of Premieres

0121 780 3333; SUNDAY Weik Bosgraaf, recorders, Izhar Eliasm baroque guitar, Allesandro Pianu, cembalo - renaissance music: Birmingham Town Hall, 11am.