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> Tom wrote:
I recall reading, in a history of the instrument, that when the
clavichord was developed, the rooms in which people gathered (especially
in homes) were much smaller than then they are today. Hence the volume
of the instrument was of lesser importance than it is today because,
small numbers of people did indeed stand or sit around the instrument to
hear it played.
The lesser sourrouding noise in medieval quarters may have played a role,
but AFAIK, in homes where they could afford even a clavichord, rooms were on
average larger than today, not smaller. Also AFAIK, the clavichord became
popular, and remained so for centuries, because of its very low size and
very simple maintenance-free action, resulting in a portable and very
affordable instrument.
Best
CDV
http://play.braybaroque.ie
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