Clavicordium

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Clavicordium is an alternative name for the clavichord, a quiet, early keyboard instrument popular from the late Medieval through Baroque periods for intimate music-making and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf keyboard instrument
musical instrument
string instrument
alternativeNameOf clavichord
capableOf vibrato (bebung)
constructionMaterial wood
hasAlternativeName clavichord NERFINISHED
hasKeyboard yes
hasPedals no
hasStrings yes
historicalPeriodPopular Baroque period NERFINISHED
Renaissance period
late Medieval period
mechanismType tangent action
playedBy keyboardist
portable yes
primaryRepertoirePeriod Baroque music
Renaissance music
regionOfUse Europe NERFINISHED
soundboardMaterial wood
soundProductionMethod struck strings
stringMaterial metal strings
typicalDynamicLevel quiet
typicalSetting domestic music-making
typicalUse intimate music-making
practice instrument
usedFor accompaniment
solo keyboard music
volumeComparedToHarpsichord softer
volumeComparedToPiano much softer

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Clavichord hasAlternativeName Clavicordium