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    A harpsichord (Italian: clavicembalo; French: clavecin; German: Cembalo; Spanish: clavecín; Portuguese: cravo; Russian: клавеси́н; Dutch: klavecimbel;...
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    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...
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    concertos for harpsichord (or organ), strings and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach. There are seven complete concertos for a single harpsichord (BWV 1052–1058)...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    lived in Passy and played and composed for the harpsichord and the piano. She learned to play the harpsichord as a child. Her parents were Marie-Élisabeth...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • (traverso) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) 2. Siciliano Performed by Alex Murray (traverso) and Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) 3. Allegro Performed by Alex...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    includes concertos, suites, sonatas, fugues, and other works for organ, harpsichord, lute, violin, viola da gamba, cello, flute, chamber ensemble, and orchestra...
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    Plectrum (category Harpsichord)
    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...
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    melancholic gestures. Harpsichords figure prominently, while oboes, French horns, and string quartets are also common. Although harpsichords had been deployed...
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  • The earliest created color organs were manual instruments based on the harpsichord design. By the 1900s they were electromechanical. In the early 20th century...
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  • Italian Concerto, BWV 971, performed on harpsichord by Martha Goldstein 1. (Allegro) 2. Andante 3. Presto Problems playing these files? See media help...
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    champêtre (French: [kɔ̃sɛʁ ʃɑ̃pɛtʁ], Pastoral Concerto), FP 49, is a harpsichord concerto by Francis Poulenc, which also exists in a version for piano...
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    cannot be firmly established. Particularly in the 18th century, the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the early piano competed, and the same piece might...
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  • penned by his father). The book contains simple short keyboard (typically harpsichord) pieces, suitable for beginners; there are many anonymous minuets, some...
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    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...
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    Lautenwerck (redirect from Lute-harpsichord)
    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...
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  • 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...
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    Johann Sebastian Bach (category Composers for harpsichord)
    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...
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    the clavichord and the harpsichord were well developed. In a clavichord, the strings are struck by tangents, while in a harpsichord, they are mechanically...
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    Domenico Scarlatti (category Composers for harpsichord)
    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...
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    Spinet (category Harpsichord)
    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...
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  • 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...
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    wrote his fifth Brandenburg Concerto, BWV 1050.2 (formerly 1050), for harpsichord, flute and violin as soloists, and an orchestral accompaniment consisting...
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    incomplete designs is known. Sometimes it is mistakenly referred to as the harpsichord viola, which is a different instrument. Leonardo designed many different...
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    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...
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