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Definition of Plectra
1. plectron [n] - See also: plectron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plectra
Literary usage of Plectra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"When the fingers depressed the keys the plectra were sent up to the strings,
which they plucked to produce sounds. The tone was weak and its volume could ..."
2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"A keyed instrument, with plectra or jacks, used in the 16th, 17th, ... Referring to
the plectra or jacks of keyed instruments, he says that, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"A keyed instrument, with plectra or jacks, used in the 16th, 17th, ... Referring to
the plectra or jacks of keyed instruments, he says that, ..."
4. The Oxford History of Music by William Henry Hadow (1902)
"The plectra already spoken of are jerked, by the action of the keys, ... By this
means the plectra can be removed away from the strings, so that, ..."
5. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"When the fingers depressed the keys the plectra were sent up to the strings,
which they plucked to produce sounds. The tone was weak and its volume could ..."
6. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"A keyed instrument, with plectra or jacks, used in the 16th, 17th, ... Referring to
the plectra or jacks of keyed instruments, he says that, ..."
7. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"A keyed instrument, with plectra or jacks, used in the 16th, 17th, ... Referring to
the plectra or jacks of keyed instruments, he says that, ..."
8. The Oxford History of Music by William Henry Hadow (1902)
"The plectra already spoken of are jerked, by the action of the keys, ... By this
means the plectra can be removed away from the strings, so that, ..."
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