The harpsichord generates sound by plucking strings when keys are depressed, in contrast to the piano which strikes them.

Free masterclass and tribute concert at Vera City Auditorium on 15 February brings Baroque music to life in a historic ...

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 ...

The Early Music Show Rameau and the Harpsichord French Harpsichords at the Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments in Edinburgh Sophie Yates visits the Russell Collection to play ...

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 first glance, the instrument looks similar to a piano, but instead of deploying a hammer that strikes a string to produce a sound, the harpsichord is fit with feathers that pluck the string.