A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism that plucks one or more...

The harpsichord was an important keyboard instrument in Europe from the 15th through the 18th centuries, and as revived in the 20th, is widely played...

A harpsichord concerto is a piece of music for an orchestra with the harpsichord in a solo role (though for another sense, see below). Sometimes these...

The harpsichord was largely obsolete, and seldom played, during a period lasting from the late 18th century to the early 20th. The instrument was successfully...

concertos for harpsichord (or organ), strings and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach. There are seven complete concertos for a single harpsichord (BWV 1052–1058)...

penned by his father). The book contains simple short keyboard (typically harpsichord) pieces, suitable for beginners; there are many anonymous minuets, some...

The folding harpsichord was a kind of harpsichord meant for travel. Since it could be folded up into a fairly compact space, it was more easily transported...

champêtre (French: [kɔ̃sɛʁ ʃɑ̃pɛtʁ], Pastoral Concerto), FP 49, is a harpsichord concerto by Francis Poulenc, which also exists in a version for piano...

The Antunes family were Portuguese harpsichord- and early piano builders in the 18th and 19th centuries. Julião was the father of Joaquim José; he was...

of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. She was the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933...

page presents a graphical timelines, listing historical makers of the harpsichord and related instruments such as the virginal, spinet and clavicytherium...

for violin and harpsichord BWV 1015 – Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord BWV 1016 – Sonata in E major for violin and harpsichord BWV 1017 – Sonata...

called a pick and is held as a separate tool in the player's hand. In harpsichords, the plectra are attached to the jack mechanism. A plectrum for electric...

(traverso) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) 2. Siciliano Performed by Alex Murray (traverso) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) 3. Allegro Performed by Alex...

melancholic gestures. Harpsichords figure prominently, while oboes, French horns, and string quartets are also common. Although harpsichords had been deployed...

called lute-harpsichord (lute-clavier) or keyboard lute, is a European keyboard instrument of the Baroque period. It is similar to a harpsichord, but with...

The Sonata in B minor for transverse flute and obbligato harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1030) is a sonata in 3 movements: Andante Largo e dolce...

The virginals is a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. It was popular in Europe during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. A virginals...

incomplete designs is known. Sometimes it is mistakenly referred to as the harpsichord viola, which is a different instrument. Leonardo designed many different...

instruments. He composed concertos, for instance for violin and for harpsichord, and suites, as chamber music as well as for orchestra. Many of his works...

and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1014–1019 by Johann Sebastian Bach are works in trio sonata form, with the two upper parts in the harpsichord and violin over...

A spinet is a smaller type of harpsichord or other keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor K.69 Performed...

9, Allegretto Performed on a harpsichord by Martha Goldstein Sonata in E major K. 20, Presto Performed on a harpsichord by Martha Goldstein Sonata in...

playing these files? See media help. The Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052, is a concerto for harpsichord and Baroque string orchestra by Johann...

the clavichord and the harpsichord were well developed. In a clavichord the strings are struck by tangents, while in a harpsichord they are mechanically...

or tine (acoustic and electric piano, clavichord), plucking a string (harpsichord), causing air to flow through a pipe organ, striking a bell (carillon)...

The harpsichord-viola (in Italian Clavi-viola) is a hybrid musical instrument based on the designs of Leonardo da Vinci on folio 93r of the Codex Atlanticus...

Henryk Górecki's Harpsichord Concerto, Op. 40, sometimes also entitled Concerto for Harpsichord (or Piano) and String Orchestra, is a concerto written...

This article lists French composers who wrote for the harpsichord during the 17th and 18th centuries. Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1629–1691) Jacques Champion...

cannot be firmly established. Particularly in the 18th century, the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the early piano competed, and the same piece might...