A picture in the British Museum, representing Handel in the midst of his musicians, depicts the composer seated at the clavier (a cembalo with two keyboards, of which the lid is raised).
Handel is seen (on the left) seated at a cembalowith two keyboards in the midst of his musicians.
The clavier plays a second obbligato besides the bass part, as Seiffert notes: "Ten years before Bach worked at his Sonatas with accompaniment for cembalo obbligato, Handel had already a clear perception of their value.
The Concertino consists of a trio for two violins and bass soli, with Cembalo Obbligato.
The part for each cembalo is written on a separate stave, the one below the other.
The piece for one cembalo between the 2nd and 3rd Sonatas is, as we have remarked, of lighter character, and was possibly considered a suite.
It was performed on the organ, or cembalo or regal, according to circumstances.
Of his compositions there remain four suites for orchestra, some small pieces for cembalo and some chorale arrangements.
All chamber music required the accompaniment of a cembalo in figured bass; and even if there were one or more "Cembali" obbligati a separate instrument would be employed for the continuo.
The cembalo was used to play the basso continuo in all concerted music outside the church; and even in a concerto for clavier, a second cembalo appears to have accompanied.
A complete cembalo had the compass of [F on fourth ledger line below bass clef] to [G on fourth ledger line above treble clef] and two manuals.
The essential distinction between the cembalo and the spinet was in the manner of tone production.
The cembalo was the favorite instrument in Italy during the seventeenth century, and in England it had a great currency under the name of harpsichord.
In the cembalo there was a wooden jack resting upon the end of the keys, and upon this jack a little plectrum made of raven's quill, which had to be frequently renewed.
Sonata di Cembalo all improwiso eseguita dal giovine con variazioni analoghe d'invenzione sua e replicata poi in tuono diverso da quello in cui e scritta.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cembalo" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: clavichord; grand; harpsichord; piano; pianoforte; spinet; upright
