clavicytherium
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Etymology
Origin of clavicytherium
1505–15; clavi- < Medieval Latin clāvis key + cytherium, for Latin citara kithara
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The clavicytherium was usually a very small instrument,—an oblong box, three or four feet in length, that could be lifted by a girl of fourteen.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. by Various
In the clavicytherium at the Smithsonian Institution the plectra nearest the keyboard points to the player's left.
From Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries by Shortridge, John D.
For the history of the clavicytherium considered as a forerunner of the pianoforte see Pianoforte.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
In a clavicytherium at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts the opposite is true.
From Italian Harpsichord-Building in the 16th and 17th Centuries by Shortridge, John D.
The invention of keys permitted the strings to be covered over, and therefore the strings of the clavicytherium were enclosed in a box, instead of being stretched on a box.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. by Various
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