Aéro-clavicorde

Aéro-clavicorde (Fr.), name suggested by the Journal de Paris in its supplement of Jan. 30, 1790, for a keyboard instr. with strings set in motion by wind, said to have been invented by Schell (sic) and Schirski. This was Johann Jacob Schnell's recently invented anemocorde. In Italy it became known as aero-clavicordio (176, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de…