Cembal
Cembal is a historical term used to refer to the harpsichord, a keyboard instrument of the plucked-string family. The name derives from the Italian cembalo, and in some languages the spelling cembal appears in older texts. It is closely related to other keyboard instruments of the same family, such as the clavichord and virginal, and it is sometimes used in reference to the broader harpsichord genus.
Construction and mechanism: A cembal, like the harpsichord, has a wooden case with one or more keyboards
History and use: The cembal emerged in Renaissance Europe and became central to Baroque music. Italian, French,
Modern context: After the rise of the piano, the cembal declined in everyday use but retained importance