Cembalo (Noun)
Meaning
A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The antique cembalo sat proudly in the museum's early music exhibit.
- She played a lively sonata on her prized cembalo.
- After an hour of tuning, the cembalo was ready for the performance.
- In the Renaissance, the cembalo was a popular instrument among the aristocracy.
- As a skilled harpsichord maker, he decided to build a cembalo with an unusual combination of stops.