cimbalo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term cimbalo in music:

harpsichord
cymbal
tambourine
organ mixture stop with a high-pitched tone (equivalent to "Cymbal" in English, "Cymbel" in German, and "Cymbale" in French)

Language

Italian

Singular

cimbalo

Plural

cimbali

Abbreviation

Cim.

Synonyms

(1) cembalo(1) clavicembalo(1) gravicembalo(2) cembalo

Italian musical terms that include cimbalo:

cimbali antichi – crotales (small cymbals organized as part of a lar...

Music scores that include cimbalo:

Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Violin Sonatas (1700) Page 1
Lodovico Giustini: 12 Sonate da cimbalo di piano e forte (1732) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to cimbalo:

cembalo – harpsichord...
cinelli – cymbals
crotali – crotales (small cymbals organized as part of a lar...
piatto – cymbal