spinet
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right|thumb|upright=1.5|Spinet built in 1765 by Johann Heinrich Silbermann. Bach House (Eisenach)|Bachhaus, [[Eisenach, Germany. Click for a more detailed view, revealing the use of bookmatched veneering.]] A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- harpsichord
- Image
- Spinet MET mi53.6ab.R.jpg
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons category
- Spinet
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 314.122-6-8
- different from
- virginal
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Harpsichords
- History
- Other uses of "spinet" for harpsichords
- Nomenclature
- Pianos
- History
- Organs
- References
- Notes and citations
- General and cited references
- Harpsichord spinet
- Piano spinet
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|upright=1.5|Spinet built in 1765 by Johann Heinrich Silbermann. Bach House (Eisenach)|Bachhaus, [[Eisenach, Germany. Click for a more detailed view, revealing the use of bookmatched veneering.]] A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ.
==Harpsichords==
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