Definition of Spinet. Meaning of Spinet. Synonyms of Spinet

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Definition of Spinet

Spinet
Spinet Spi"net, n. [L. spinetum. See Spinny.] A spinny. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Spinet from wikipedia

- A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor K.69 Performed...
- A spinet desk is an antique desk with an exterior shape similar to a writing table, but slightly higher and is ****ed with a single drawer under the whole...
- The oval spinet is a type of harpsichord invented in the late 17th century by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Italian instrument maker who later achieved fame...
- in England by the bentside spinet, and in Germany, by the clavichord. Spinet virginals (not to be confused with the spinet) were made prin****lly in Italy...
- pianists (hence the name "spinet", in the sense of a small upright piano). The instrument's design reflected this concept: the spinet organ physically resembled...
- The M series of spinets also had waterfall keys (which has subsequently made them ideal for spares on B-3s and C-3s), but later spinet models had "diving...
- plucked-keyboard instruments, including the smaller virginals, muselar, and spinet. The harpsichord was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music, both...
- Bostonian maker of spinets and harpsichords. English by birth, Harris was the son of Joseph Harris, also a maker of harpsichords and spinets. He is known to...
- Self-Portrait at a Spinet is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian artist Sofonisba Anguissola, from c. 1555. It is held in the National Museum of Capodimonte...
- wind-driven 32-foot pipe. Pedalboards range in size from 13 notes on small spinet organs designed for in-home use (an octave, conventionally C2–C3) to 42...