Harpsichordist - Wikipedia
A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord. Harpsichordists may play as soloists, as accompanists, as chamber musicians, or as members of an orchestra, or some combination of these roles. Solo harpsichordists may play unaccompanied sonatas for harpsichord or concertos accompanied by orchestra.
List of harpsichordists - Wikipedia
Musicians who play the harpsichord are known as harpsichordists. This list includes post 19th-century harpsichordists. Notable earlier harpsichordists mostly appear on the list of Baroque composers. ^ Manheim, James. "Rinaldo Allessandrini Biography". AllMusic.
The Best Harpsichordists in the World - Ranker
2024年10月15日 · Over 500 music fans have voted on the 50+ Best Harpsichordists in the World. Current Top 3: Jean Rondeau, Trevor Pinnock, Pierre Hantaï.
He Was a ‘Bad Boy’ Harpsichordist, and the Best of His Age
2021年2月26日 · Scott Ross, who would have turned 70 this year, died young of AIDS — but not before recording all 555 Scarlatti sonatas. Scott Ross, shown at the harpsichord at the Château d’Assas on which he...
Harpsichord - Wikipedia
A harpsichord[a] 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 strings with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic.
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2024年2月1日 · Over 300 music fans have voted on the 50+ Greatest Harpsichordists of All Time. Current Top 3: Gustav Leonhardt, Scott Ross, Wanda Landowska.
Harpsichord | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月8日 · harpsichord, keyboard musical instrument in which strings are set in vibration by plucking. It was one of the most important keyboard instruments in European music from the 16th through the first half of the 18th century. A brief treatment of harpsichords follows. For full treatment, see keyboard instrument: The harpsichord.
The Rebel Harpsichordists - The New Yorker
2018年5月14日 · Up close, the harpsichord can be a wild, prickly beast. A new generation of harpsichordists is coming to the fore, one that has given an almost hipsterish profile to an instrument that is popularly...
Mark Kroll
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1 - History and Construction of the Harpsichord
Harpsichords have the familiar wing shape from which the form of the modern grand piano was derived (see Figures 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, and 1.10). They may have only one choir (set of strings) but most often two or three, occasionally more.