Much of the music written for harpsichord, piano, and organ from the period circa 1400-1800 can be played on the clavichord; however, it does not have enough (unamplified) volume to participate in chamber music, with the possible exception of providing accompaniment to a soft baroque flute, recorder, or single singer. J. S. Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a great proponent of the instrument. Both Mozart, and Beethoven played the clavichord. Indeed, from the Baroque period to the early nineteen century, many composers would have written their compositions at the clavichord: Handel's Messiah and Mozart's opera The Magic Flute were both composed at the instrument. Beethoven is also known to have owned a clavichord, with built-in ink wells and a music desk over the soundboard.  ... materials from Wikipedia
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