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Added info about Clavinet
The clavichord was never able to fill a concert hall. It had a softness of sound that precluded it from most ensemble playing. It did however enjoy about three centuries – from the 15th to the 18th – as a training and practice instrument. In the final years before the piano began to rule supreme towards the end of the 18th century the clavichord was respected as an instrument on which the composer/player could express his emotions.
The clavichord was never able to fill a concert hall. It had a softness of sound that precluded it from most ensemble playing. It did however enjoy about three centuries – from the 15th to the 18th – as a training and practice instrument. In the final years before the piano began to rule supreme towards the end of the 18th century the clavichord was respected as an instrument on which the composer/player could express his emotions.
There is an electronically-amplified clavichord called the [[Clavinet]], which was made by [[Hohner]] of Germany in the 1960s. It was widely used in funk music, most prominently on [[Stevie Wonder]]'s hit "Superstition."
[[Category: Keyboard Instruments]]
[[Category: Keyboard Instruments]]