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Harpsichords

Scope note

Zitherlike chordophones having a keyboard which operates a plucking mechanism to sound the strings; typically of an an elongated wing shape like a grand piano with strings that run parallel to the keys.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041678

Narrower Terms used

virginals
spinets
clavicytheria

Equivalent Terms used

harpsichord

Created

13yrs ago

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