Harpsichord in a sentence

For a detailed account of music composed for the revived harpsichord, see Contemporary harpsichord.

Hubbard 1967, various locations Variants Harpsichord In modern usage, "harpsichord" can mean any member of the family of instruments.

Pedal Harpsichord: Occasionally, harpsichords were built which included another set or sets of strings underneath and operated by pedals which pluck the lowest keys of the harpsichord.

He enjoys music, singing, playing the harpsichord, fiddle and piano.

The Finale orchestra features pairs of viola da gambas and recorders, as well as baroque strings, oboes, bassoon, and harpsichord.

The venue housed a pair of unique instruments: a Fazioli concert grand piano and a 1772 Kirckman harpsichord, which were extracted or expected to be removed from the building on Saturday.

What's better than one harpsichord?

A cathedral spokesperson said: "A welcome return by this popular Baroque group will perform J.S Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor and works by Corelli, Handel and Telemann.

Adding to the occasion, the Indy Baroque Orchestra will perform, featuring Tom Gerber on the Shortridge Harpsichord and artistic director Barthold Kuijken on the flute.

But no oh-no-ing here.) The sinister clatterings of harpsichord or xylophone, the glissando swoops of double bass and two harps, the lurching solo trombone: all always ear-catching, were especially vivid.

Additionally, the clavichord is not designed for projecting its sound for an entire concert hall like the harpsichord.

First, how might he turn the heads (or ears) of those who insist they would rather listen to the piano, the instrument that superseded the harpsichord over the course of the 18th century.

For my own part, I did not expect in early middle age to develop a mild obsession with the harpsichord, not least because I still listen more often to pop than to classical music.

For the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, he agreed to play Poulenc’s harpsichord concerto – he learned it line by line – and this turned out to be the start of something.

Héloïse, recently plucked from a convent to be married off, has only ever heard organ music; Marianne can hunt and peck her way through Vivaldi on a harpsichord, but that’s about it.

The Bethkes are musical, so their music room hosts two dulcimers, a violin harp, harpsichord, trombone, flute, two recorders and one of the house’s two grand pianos.

The piano, which had not yet been invented in Bach’s time, offers rich possibilities of timbre that the composer’s harpsichord couldn’t provide.

These musical experiments were called monody and Peri’s operas had the entire drama sung in monodic style with gambas, lutes, and harpsichord or organ for continuo as the main instruments.

The tinkling notes throughout “Step” made much more sense when visually connected to their origin, a harpsichord.

At the Tiny Desk, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo matched his eerily high voice to operatic compositions by Philip Glass, David Byrne and George Frideric Handel, accompanied by a bassoon, a flute and a great big harpsichord.