#harpsichord

• Archicembalo — A historically significant keyboard instrument invented in the 16th century by the Italian theorist Nicola Vicentino, representing a highly complex and extended form of the harpsichord. Structurally built with multiple manuals and extra keys (up to 35 or 36 keys per octave), it was specifically designed to enable experimentation in microtonality, just intonation, and enharmonic ancient Greek musical systems.
• Arcicembalo — An historical keyboard musical instrument from the harpsichord family, designed in the 16th century by theorist Nicola Vicentino, structurally equipped with multiple keyboards and complex microtonal divisions (up to 31 intervals per octave). This advanced acoustic device was utilized to experiment with ancient Greek musical genres and to achieve just intonation in Renaissance polyphonic music.
• Arpicordo — A historical keyboard instrument with plucked strings, closely related to the spinet and the harpsichord, predominantly used within the Italian cultural sphere during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. It was highly valued for its relatively compact size and its bright, percussive, and crystalline sound, frequently utilized for performing polyphonic salon music.