Definition
Plural of gravicembalo; keyboard instruments designed to play with varying dynamics by means of gravity, a type of harpsichord.
Etymology
From Italian 'gravicembalo,' combining 'gravicembalo' (gravity harpsichord). An experimental instrument type from the Renaissance and Baroque periods attempting to overcome the harpsichord's limitation of dynamic control.
Kelly Says
The gravicembalo was an early attempt at the piano problem—composers wanted keyboard instruments that could play soft and loud, and some designers literally tried using gravity and weighted mechanisms before Cristofori invented the modern piano.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግራቪሴምባሊ
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
ARالعربية
غرافيسंबا
ghra-fi-semba
BNবাংলা
গ্রাভিকেম্বালি
gra-vi-kem-ba-li
CACatalà
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
CSČeština
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
DADansk
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
DEDeutsch
gravicembali
gra-vi-sem-ba-li
ELΕλληνικά
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
ESEspañol
gravicembali
gra-vi-sem-ba-li
FAفارسی
گرافيسंबالی
gra-fi-semba-li
FISuomi
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
FRFrançais
gravicembali
gra-vi-sem-ba-li
GUGU
ગ્રાવિકેંબલી
gra-vi-ke-m-ba-li
HAHA
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
HEעברית
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
HIहिन्दी
ग्रैविकेंबली
gra-i-ken-bali
HUMagyar
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
IGIG
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
ITItaliano
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
JA日本語
グラヴィセムバ
gura-vi-se-mu-ba
KKKK
грависемба
gra-vi-sem-ba
KMKM
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
KO한국어
그래비셈바리
geu-rae-bi-se-m-ba-ri
MRMR
ग्राविसेंबली
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
MSBahasa Melayu
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
MYမြန်မာ
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
NLNederlands
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
NONorsk
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਾਵਿਕੇਂਬલી
gra-vi-ke-m-ba-li
PLPolski
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
PTPortuguês
gravicembali
gra-vi-sem-ba-li
RORomână
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
RUРусский
грависемба
gra-vi-sem-ba
SVSvenska
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
SWKiswahili
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
TAதமிழ்
கிராவிசெம்பாளி
kira-vi-se-m-pa-ali
TEతెలుగు
గ్రావిసెంబలి
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
THไทย
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
TLTL
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
TRTürkçe
gravicembali
gra-vi-sem-ba-li
UKУкраїнська
грависемба
gra-vi-sem-ba
URاردو
گرافيسंबالی
gra-fi-semba-li
VITiếng Việt
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
YOYO
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
ZH中文
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li
ZUZU
gravicembali
gra-vi-se-m-ba-li