> That minimal definition is often expanded (especially in Scarlatti)
> beyond just 2 notes to indicate a tone cluster from which the
> clashing notes are at once released leaving a pure triadic chord.  So
> an instrument that at minimum can play 2 adjacent notes
> simultaneously is a requirement, and only on a keyboard instrument
> (as opposed, say, to a bowed instrument, harp, or guitar) is it
> possible to immediately damp the clash notes.

Guitar can certainly play these - although difficulty will vary from easy to
impossible depending on the actual chord.

Richard Yates

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