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- noun An
electrophonic keyboard instrument , anelectronically amplified clavichord with adistinctive brightstaccato sound.
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Examples
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That's because this is a wonderfully recorded clutch of songs, full of rubbery bass lines, epileptic clavinet riffs and hyper-studied production values that fall somewhere between the soft rock of the '70s and the global-minded pop of the '80s.
Album reviews: The Decemberists -- "The King Is Dead," Iron & Wine -- "Kiss Each Other Clean," Tennis -- "Cape Dory" Chris Richards 2011
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That's because this is a wonderfully recorded clutch of songs, full of rubbery bass lines, epileptic clavinet riffs and hyper-studied production values that fall somewhere between the soft rock of the '70s and the global-minded pop of the '80s.
Indie bands of the future: Don't touch the Ambien Chris Richards 2011
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The opening tune "Music in the Glen" features a funky clavinet riff on the third parts that evokes Stevie Wonder more than anything Irish.
The Bothy Band smg58 2007
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On the second part of the set of bagpipe jigs "The Pipe in the Hob/The Hag on the Churn," Ní Dhomhnaill plays a driving bass line on clavinet while Keenan crunches out the melody and Molloy and Burke produce some strident, outside-the-box harmonies.
The Bothy Band smg58 2007
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The title tune, a three part jig, starts out simply with the melody played on clavinet, but simply soars once the second part begins.
The Bothy Band smg58 2007
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Soon Ó Domhnaill and his sister Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill clavinet and vocals, both from the band Skara Brae, had joined up as well, and a new band had clearly started to take shape.
The Bothy Band smg58 2007
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For "LP1" Mr. Stewart leads a band of Nashville sidemen who often situate Ms. Stone in Southern soul, with the 1970s cackle of a clavinet or the gospel underpinnings of piano and organ.
NYT > Home Page By JON CARAMANICA 2011
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The result is not exactly St Vincent: Unplugged - there is a bonkers clavinet solo on Northern Lights and growling electronics on Chloe in the Afternoon.
Evening Standard - Home Richard Godwin 2011
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Onstage, the silken-voiced Spampinato was subdued, while Adams resembled a mop-topped muppet, playing the piano or clavinet with his fists, elbows, or even feet.
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For "LP1" Mr. Stewart leads a band of Nashville sidemen who often situate Ms. Stone in Southern soul, with the 1970s cackle of a clavinet or the gospel underpinnings of piano and organ.
NYT > Home Page By JON CARAMANICA 2011
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