Clavecin harmonieux et céleste

Clavecin harmonieux et céleste (Fr.), keyboard instr. invented in 1777 by De Virbès of Paris, presumably an improved version of his *clavecin acoustique. Although it had no hammers, pipes, or pedals, it could imitate orchestral instrs. (27, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Boalch, Donald H. Makers of the Harpsichord and Clavichord. London, 1956. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.