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Meanings of cembalo in English

Portuguese
cravo
Catalan
clavecí
Spanish
clavecín
Wikidata

A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots.

cravo
Synonyms
Examples for "harpsichord"
Examples for "harpsichord"
1
And within a matter of days the harpsichord was taken around there.
Radio NZ
2
He'd taken the heavy portfolio and put it down on the harpsichord.
Cry to heaven
3
She was induced to play upon the harpsichord: she surpassed every body.
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
4
Dr. Pepusch will play the music for these verses on the harpsichord.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
5
I love the Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras.
The Guardian
Usage of cembalo in English
1
Cleofonte Campanini, then maestro di cembalo at the Metropolitan Opera-house, conducted the performance.
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
Translations for cembalo
Portuguese
cravo
Spanish
clavecín
Cembalo through the time