The clavichord is a stringed rectangular keyboard instrument [1] that was used largely in the Late Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras. [2] Historically, it was mostly used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition, not being loud enough for larger performances. [ 2 ]

2024年12月31日 · clavichord, stringed keyboard musical instrument, developed from the medieval monochord. It flourished from about 1400 to 1800 and was revived in the 20th century. It is usually rectangular in shape, and its case and lid were usually highly decorated, painted, and inlaid.

The clavichord has many advantages: The instrument is small, occupying far less space than a harpsichord or piano. It is quiet, allowing late-night practicing without disturbing others in the house. The mechanism is simple and easy to maintain.

Julian Perkins defines and champions the clavichord, an underrated keyboard instrument

The clavichord was probably invented during the Fourteenth century, as iconographic evidences suggest; but the first detailed technical descriptions only date from the following century. Fifteenth-century instruments were generally quite small and sounded about an …

2018年5月14日 · clavichord Earliest stringed musical instrument with mechanical action controlled by a keyboard. Possibly originating in the 13th century, it was used extensively from the 16th to 18th centuries. The clavichord has a delicate, expressive tone; it was superseded by the harpsichord and then by the piano.

A clavichord is a musical instrument like a small keyboard. It was very popular for many years, especially in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

The clavichord was a widely used keyboard instrument in the Renaissance. Praetorius recommends it for beginning keyboard players, in fact, because it was so easy to keep in tune, and because it did not have the harpsichord’s problem of breaking quills.

The Boston Clavichord Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of the clavichord and its music. The society sponsors concerts, masterclasses, lectures/demonstrations, and other clavichord-related events.

The action of the clavichord is relatively simple: the finger depresses a key which, working as a lever, causes its opposite end to rise so that a metal tongue (or tangent) hits a metal string, causing it to resonate. When the key is released, the string is damped.