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 ...

When Landowska began, nobody was writing harpsichord music; it was a dead art. Composers like Francis Poulenc (her student for a year) and the late Manuel De Falla wrote harpsichord music for her.

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But he was anxious to get to work. The U.S. enthusiasts for harpsichord music are a small, fervent, growing body. John Challis is probably the only man in the world who, despite war, continues to ...

The harpsichord made a short ... Ornaments like these were commonplace in Baroque music - they decorate the music while providing structure and style. Religious singing was very popular in ...

Tilney had already acted as soloist and accompanist on more than 35 recordings and edited previously unpublished music for the harpsichord by Antoine Forqueray, a French composer who began his ...

a founder of the Boston Early Music Festival, and a harpsichord teacher well into his 80s, died June 4 in Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He was 90 and was living in Arlington ...