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| The History Of The Piano - The Harpsichord |
| By Elda C. Dellinger |
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| The very first musical instrument designed to play with a keyboard was named a harpsichord. Its origin stemmed from the harp, which was picked or stroked with the player's fingers. A harpsichord is played by ways of a keyboard identical to the modern day piano. The difference between the harpsichord and a piano is that the harpsichord creates sound by picking a string when a key is pressed. "Harpsichord" specifies only the sizeable winged instruments in which the strings are upright to the keyboard. In a broader sense, "harpsichord" suggests the whole class of corresponding pulled keyboard instruments, including virginals, muselars and spinet. A clavicytherium is a harpsichord with the soundboard and strings mounted vertically facing the player, much like an upright piano. In a clavicytherium, the jacks move horizontally without the help of gravity, making the actions more complex than those of other harpsichords. The oldest harpsichords on record are the clavicytheria. One existing model came from the late 15th century is presently on display at the Royal College Of Music in London. The clavicytherium was not the standard because of its greater complexity and lesser reliability. In the 18th century Albertus Delin, a Flemish builder, made fine clavicytheria. The harpsichord was widely utilized in Renaissance and Baroque music. During the later 18th century it disappeared from the musical picture with the ascension of the piano. The "harpsichord" can mean any member of the class of instruments. More often, though, it specifically refers to a grand piano-shaped instrument with a roughly triangular case having long bass strings to the left and short treble strings to the right. The profile of the harpsichord is longer than a contemporary piano, with a sharper curve. For information on specific brands click History |
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