Claviorganum

Claviorganum [Lat.: clavis, key + *organum] (Fr.: clavecin organisé; Ger.: Orgelklavier; It.: claviorgano; Sp.: llaviórgano), historically the term has specifically designated the combination of harpsichord and organ, but has also been applied in a larger sense to other stringed keyboard instrs. combined with an organ. The earliest form of claviorganum so far known is probably also the most complicated one: that of an upright harpsichord combined with a positive organ, described by Paulus…