An early keyboard instrument (15th-18th century) with strings struck by small metal blades, producing soft, delicate tones.
From Latin 'clavis' (key) and 'chorda' (string), literally 'key-string,' named for how the keyboard keys directly control the striking mechanism.
The clavichord was the practice keyboard for serious musicians—it's so quiet and responsive that players could feel every note intimately, but too soft for concert halls, so they eventually moved to louder pianos.
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