Clavecin brisé
Clavecin brisé by Jean Marius, Cité de la musique (Paris)
The Clavecin brisé is a harpsichord without legs, which consists of three parts that can be folded up into an easily transportable case. It served as an instrument for travel. The inventor is considered to be the instrument maker Jean Marius in Paris , who first introduced a clavecin brisé at the beginning of the 18th century and, in 1716, a keyboard instrument with hammer action.
Frederick the Great used a clavecin brisé, which is now in the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut KH Lange: The Clavecin brisé by Jean Marius in the Berlin collection and the Schlickstimmung , in: Die Musikforschung, 1978