Word: clarichord
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Dates: during 1885-1885
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...heard; on the whole a very funny effect. Among the other examples of the early writers were several old English pieces, of the first half of the 17th century, especially a "Hunting Jigg," by Dr. John Bull, a celebrated player on the "Virginal," an instrument much like the clarichord; likewise the Cat's Fugue by Scarlotti, and selections from the English Suite by Bach. Much interest attaches to these early attempts as being the forerunners of our present piano music...
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