Definition of Clavichordists

1. Noun. (plural of clavichordist) ¹

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Definition of Clavichordists

1. clavichordist [n] - See also: clavichordist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clavichordists

clavations
clave
clavecin
clavecins
clavelin
clavelins
claver
clavered
clavering
clavers
claves
clavi
claviceps
clavichord
clavichordist
clavichordists (current term)
clavichords
clavicle
clavicle strap
clavicles
clavicorn
clavicula
clavicular
clavicular branch of thoracoacromial artery
clavicular facet
clavicular notch of sternum
clavicular part of pectoralis major muscle
clavicular percussion
claviculus
clavie

Literary usage of Clavichordists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Romantic Composers by Daniel Gregory Mason (1906)
"An early application of this principle is the use, by Bach and other clavichordists, of trills, mordants, and other ornaments as a means of keeping long ..."

2. The Musical Guide by Rupert Hughes (1903)
"The appearance of the elaborate dulcimer the Pantaleon seems to have set the clavichordists to thinking, and Cristofori, in 1711, invented the ..."

3. Music Lovers' Cyclopedia: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary by Rupert Hughes (1912)
"... to have set the clavichordists to thinking, and Cristofori, in 1711, invented the hammer-mechanism, which he called, from itS power to sound loudly or ..."

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