The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cembalo \Cem"ba*lo\, n. [It. See Cymbal.] (Mus.) An old name for the harpsichord.
Wiktionary
n. (context musical instruments English) harpsichord
WordNet
n. a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots [syn: harpsichord]
[also: cembali (pl)]
Wikipedia
Cembalo may refer to:
- Harpsichord, in German and other languages, commonly appearing in musical instructions
- Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine, named Cembalo by the Genoese traders in 13-15th centuries
Usage examples of "cembalo".
Area 365 and that it had been assigned such scant protection because that was all the Federation was willing to spare until the fleet reached its as yet unknown staging point for the Cembalo operation.
Cleofonte Campanini, then maestro di cembalo at the Metropolitan Opera-house, conducted the performance.
The essential distinction between the cembalo and the spinet was in the manner of tone production.
Someone misinterpreted his order to pull in as pull back, and the code The Cembalo strings are broken was transmitted from his flagship to the entire armada.
They knew the 127th Autonomousthe Pegasus, the Cypress, and the Greydenwas headed for Area 365 and that it had been assigned such scant protection because that was all the Federation was willing to spare until the fleet reached its as yet unknown staging point for the Cembalo operation.