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チェンバロ (chenbaro) Japanese meaning: harpsichord | Kotomora

チェンバロ

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Meanings

1

A keyboard instrument in which strings are plucked, common in Baroque music.

from Italian cembalo

バッハの曲きょくをチェンバロで演えん奏そうする。

I perform Bach's pieces on the harpsichord.

Usage patterns

チェンバロを弾ひくto play the harpsichord
彼かの女じょはバロック音おん楽がくをチェンバロで弾ひく。
She plays Baroque music on the harpsichord.
チェンバロのための〈曲きょく〉a piece composed for harpsichord
これはチェンバロのための協きょう奏そう曲きょくです。
This is a concerto composed for harpsichord.

Related words

ピアノN5
ピアノ produces sound by striking strings with hammers, while チェンバロ plucks them, giving a brighter, quickly decaying tone.
オルガンN2
オルガン produces sustained tones through pipes or electronics, unlike the plucked, short-lived sound of チェンバロ.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Etymology

From Italian cembalo, short for clavicembalo, meaning harpsichord.