virginals
Small plucked keyboard
Virginals is a keyboard instrument from the harpsichord family, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, with strings running parallel to the keyboard rather than perpendicular.
The name's origin is uncertain—possibly from its association with young women or the Latin *virga* (rod).
Despite the plural form, virginals typically refers to a single instrument: She practiced her virginals each morning.
The diminutive size made it suitable for domestic music-making.
Small plucked keyboard
- clavichordSoft-toned keyed instrument
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
plucked · keyboard · strings · soundboard · bridge · tuning · compass · register
Small, arboreal Asian apes
- bullSteer before castration
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- variationsModified versions of something
- groundsBasis for justification
divisions · voluntaries · fantasias · dances · consort · tablature · ornamentation · diminutions
Of the Virgin Queen's reign
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- courtlyRefined and dignified
- domesticOf the home
parlor · ladies · maiden · gentlewoman · household · amateur · salon · drawing-room
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restoredReturned to original condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
- museumPublic exhibit space
original · replica · reproduction · historic · heirloom · auction · craftsmanship · provenance
spinet
Small plucked keyboard
- clavichordSoft-toned keyed instrument
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
jacks · plucked · keyboard · strings · soundboard · bridge · tuning · compass · register · plectrum
gibbons
Small, arboreal Asian apes
- bullSteer before castration
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- variationsModified versions of something
grounds · divisions · voluntaries · fantasias · dances · consort · tablature · ornamentation · diminutions · fingering
elizabethan
Of the Virgin Queen's reign
domestic · parlor · ladies · maiden · gentlewoman · household · amateur · salon · drawing-room · intimate
antique
Old valued collectible
museum · original · replica · reproduction · historic · heirloom · auction · craftsmanship · provenance · conservation
virginalspiano
Keyed percussion instrument
fortepiano · pipe organ · pianoforte · clavichord · synthesizer
virginalssynthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
digital piano · electronic keyboard · Moog · electric piano · keytar