Footnote
a The virginal dates from the 15th century. It had 32 metal strings and had the form of the clavichord but with the sound of the harpsichord. The spinet was a small version of the harpsichord.
a The virginal dates from the 15th century. It had 32 metal strings and had the form of the clavichord but with the sound of the harpsichord. The spinet was a small version of the harpsichord.