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Harpsichord

A harpsichord is a keyboard instrument that makes its sound by plucking a set of strings. In a harpsichord, depressing a key raises its back end within the instrument, which in turn lifts one or more jacks, each a thin strip of wood holding a small plectrum made from quill or plastic; each plectrum plucks a single string.

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Strings, tuning, and soundboard

Multiple manuals and choirs of strings

Case

Variants

Compass and pitch range

Music

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related to Further reading · 67
Harpsichord → Andreas, Bergkirchen, Beurmann, Boalch, Bochinsky, Cambridge University Press, Cembalobau, Charles Mould, Clavichord, Clavichords, Collection, Conspectus, Covers, Donald, Early Keyboard Instruments, East Holstein, English, Erfahrungen, Erkenntnisse, Estate
related to Sources · 27
Harpsichord → An, Boalch-Mould Online, Carlton, Chapel Hill, Clavichord, Dearling, Edward, Faber, Frank, Harpsichord Making, Harvard University Press, History, Hubbard, Indiana University Press, ISBN, Kottick, London, Musical Instruments, North Carolina Press, Raymond
related to history · 19
Harpsichord → Blanchet, By, French, German, Hieronymus Albrecht Hass, In England, In France, Instruments, Italy, Kirkman, Michael Mietke, Pascal Taskin, Ruckers, Shudi, Southern Netherlands, The, The Flemish, Their, These
related to Compass and pitch range · 16
Harpsichord → A4, An, Book One, Dover Publications, F1, F6, FF, French, Harmony, Hz, On, See Jean-Philippe Rameau's Treatise, Since, The, Tuning, Usually
related to Music of the harpsichord revival · 15
Harpsichord → Arnold Dolmetsch, Concert, Concertos, Contemporary, Elliott Carter's Double Concerto, Falla, For, France, Francis Poulenc, In, Manuel, Through, Under, Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, Wanda Landowska
related to Renaissance · 13
Harpsichord → Among, Baroque, Composers, England, English, European, France, Germany, Italy, Renaissance, Solo, The, William Byrd
related to Baroque era · 11
Harpsichord → Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, François Couperin, Georg Friedrich Händel, Goldberg Variations, In France, Italy, Perhaps, Spain, The Well-Tempered Clavier
related to Decoration · 11
Harpsichord → Cases, England, Flanders, France, Italy, Keyboards, Kottick, Sheridan Germann, Soundboards, The, Throughout
related to Case · 9
Harpsichord → Cases, Early Italian, Even, Eventually, Flemish, It, Italian, Such, The
related to External links · 9
Harpsichord → Classical, Craig TomlinsonScores, Harpsichords, International Music Score Library, MIMO, More, Musical Instruments Museums Online, Project, Scores

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strings harpsichords instrument instruments string century used keyboard sound one piano two key jacks often baroque music isbn pitch also

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Harpsichordis akeyboard instrument that makes its sound by plucking a set of strings0.90text
Harpsichordpart ofhis Fifth Brandenburg Concerto.Classical periodTwo of the most prominent composers of the Classical era0.85text
Harpsichordpart ofhis Fifth Brandenburg Concerto0.85text
the Blanchet familyinstance ofby makers0.80text
Pascal Taskininstance ofby makers0.80text
are among the most widely admired of all harpsichordsinstance ofby makers0.80text
and are frequently used as models for the construction of modern instrumentsinstance ofby makers0.80text
Hieronymus Albrecht Hass extended the sound repertoire of the instrument by adding sixteen-footinstance ofGerman builders0.80text
two-foot choirsinstance ofGerman builders0.80text
Frank Hubbardinstance ofwhen builders0.80text
William Dowdinstance ofwhen builders0.80text
and Martin Skowroneck sought to re-establish the building traditions of the Baroque periodinstance ofwhen builders0.80text

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