Clavichord Concert at the Forney Library

Bibliothèque Forney, 1 rue du Figuier

Free

From Pierre Attaingnant to Jean-Yves Bosseur: in honor of a rare instrument, the clavichord created by Marcel Asseman\n\nInspired by the mechanism of the medieval monocord, the clavichord was most likely invented in the 14th century, at the very moment when the first pieces were written expressly for a keyboard instrument. Regarded as the father of all keyboard instruments, the clavichord was present across Europe from the late Middle Ages to the Classical era. After a relative disappearance in the 19th century, it was revived in the early 20th century in musical practice and education…