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Definition of Plectrums
1. plectrum [n] - See also: plectrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plectrums
Literary usage of Plectrums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Treasury of Knowledge and Library Reference by Samuel Maunder (1853)
"... operated on by the- inner end of the key; and the Clavecin, resembling the
grand piano, having strings vibrated by plectrums of quill or hard leather. ..."
2. A History of the Pianoforte and Pianoforte Players by Oskar Bie, Ernest Edward Kellett, Edward Woodall Naylor (1899)
"Leather plectrums appear everywhere in order to make the tone softer and less
metallic. The clavier, in fact, was made to imitate all possible orchestral ..."
3. Furniture of the Pilgrim Century, 1620-1720: Including Colonial Utensils and by Wallace Nutting (1921)
"The strings are plucked by quill plectrums. The feet are a specially good adaptation
to a light leg, and are a good example of how the thing could be done. ..."
4. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1856)
"Nobody could adjust the quill-plectrums of his harpsichord to his satisfaction;
he always did it himself. He also tuned both his harpsichord and his ..."
5. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"Those which carry ornaments of tortoise-shell glued to the body are skillfully
made and attractive. One of the plectrums is made of ivory dyed crimson and ..."
6. The Treasury of Knowledge and Library Reference by Samuel Maunder (1853)
"... operated on by the- inner end of the key; and the Clavecin, resembling the
grand piano, having strings vibrated by plectrums of quill or hard leather. ..."
7. A History of the Pianoforte and Pianoforte Players by Oskar Bie, Ernest Edward Kellett, Edward Woodall Naylor (1899)
"Leather plectrums appear everywhere in order to make the tone softer and less
metallic. The clavier, in fact, was made to imitate all possible orchestral ..."
8. Furniture of the Pilgrim Century, 1620-1720: Including Colonial Utensils and by Wallace Nutting (1921)
"The strings are plucked by quill plectrums. The feet are a specially good adaptation
to a light leg, and are a good example of how the thing could be done. ..."
9. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1856)
"Nobody could adjust the quill-plectrums of his harpsichord to his satisfaction;
he always did it himself. He also tuned both his harpsichord and his ..."
10. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"Those which carry ornaments of tortoise-shell glued to the body are skillfully
made and attractive. One of the plectrums is made of ivory dyed crimson and ..."
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