CLAVICHORD (Ger. Clavichord or Clavier, It. Clavicordo), a stringed instrument with keys. In German the name has been limited to that keyed stringed instrument, the tones of which were produced by ‘tangents
’; while the once synonymous term Clavier became transferred to the successor of the clavichord, the square pianoforte. In Italian, clavicordo may formerly have meant any keyed instrument with strings, whether the tones were produced by tangents or ‘jacks.
’ Existing specimens of Italian make have...
