KnowraClavichordLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Clavichord, each with the reason it gives.All 5Broader topic 1Related 2Compared with 2PianoCompared with: Its direct string contact allowed expressive control but far less volume than the piano.HarpsichordCompared with: Unlike the harpsichord, it responds to changes in finger pressure after the key is depressed.Keyboard instrumentBroader topic: It allows subtle pitch and dynamic inflection through direct contact with the strings.Carl Philipp Emanuel BachRelated: Bach prized its capacity for intimate dynamic nuance.Bartolomeo CristoforiRelated: It offered touch-sensitive dynamics, a quality Cristofori’s more powerful instrument also enabled.