stringed keyboard instrument
41Music — For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). Music …
42Italian musical terms used in English — For a general, non language specific list of terms, see Musical terminology. A great many musical terms are in Italian. This is because many of the most important early composers in the renaissance period were Italian, and that period is when… …
43zither — zitherist, n. /zith euhr, zidh /, n. a musical instrument, consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings stretched over it, that is placed on a horizontal surface and played with a plectrum and the fingertips. [1840 50; < G < L cithara… …
44lute — lute1 /looht/, n., v., luted, luting. n. 1. a stringed musical instrument having a long, fretted neck and a hollow, typically pear shaped body with a vaulted back. v.i. 2. to play a lute. v.t. 3. to perform (music) on a lute: a musician skilled… …
45Music of ancient Greece — Apollo with the tortoise shell lyre, on a 5th century BC drinking cup (kylix) The music of ancient Greece was almost universally present in society, from marriages and funerals to religious ceremonies, theatre, folk music and the ballad like… …
46Prepared piano — A prepared piano is a piano which has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers.The idea of altering an instrument s timbre through the use of external objects has been applied… …
47clavichord — clavichordist, n. /klav i kawrd /, n. an early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings. [1425 75; late ME < ML clavichordium, equiv. to L clavi(s) key… …
48Viol — Not to be confused with Viola. Viol String instrument Other names Viola da gamba Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.322 71 (Composite chordophone sounded by a bow) Developed Late 15th century from the vihuela …
49forte-piano — noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑piano, ↑pianoforte • Derivationally related forms: ↑pianistic (for: ↑piano), ↑ …
50Klavier — noun a stringed instrument that has a keyboard • Syn: ↑clavier • Hypernyms: ↑keyboard instrument, ↑stringed instrument • Hyponyms: ↑harpsichord, ↑cembalo * * * kləˈvi(ə)r, klaˈ , iə …
