From the Programmes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 31, 15 February 1929, Page 31

From the Programmes

Two cembalo solos, "Le Coucou" and "Le Tambourin," will be presented by 2YA on Monday evening. A cembalo, or dulcimer, was the prototype of the pianoforte, the strings béing set in vibration by small hammers’ held in the hands: It was most likely the beli-like tone of the wire strings when struck by the hammers of the dulcimer that attracted to it the name or cymbal or cembalo. The dulcimer, with keys added, first became the clavicembalo. In course of time the first two syllables were dropped and cembalo was used to designate the keyed instrument, just as ’cello at the present day frequently stands for violoncello,