He was committed to historical authenticity when playing centuries-old instruments and repertoire, but also recorded works by ...

Although the harpsichord is often associated with early music, Tilney was keen to put the instrument through its modern paces, commissioning works by Elisabeth Lutyens of Britain, Priaulx Rainier ...

2. The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a longer sound on the harpsichord, he would have had to add ...

Artistic director Matthew Dirst says the Sunday performance at Rice University will highlight music from the 17th and 18th centuries as well as our own.

History The piano is a keyboard instrument descended from early instruments like the clavichord and harpsichord, which used strings inside the instrument's body which were plucked or struck. But it's ...

At about the same time, I started building musical instruments — two harpsichords, which I built from kits, during the height of the 1970s “early music” movement. At university, I studied mathematics, ...