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harpsichordist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | instrumentalist, musician, player |
| Derivation | harpsichord |
Examples of harpsichordist
harpsichordist
Harpsichordist Jeffrey Kahane served as conductor on this particular evening.
From the theepochtimes.com
Special guests include flutist Barbara O'Brien and harpsichordist Beth Etter.
From the post-gazette.com
How Kipnis became a harpsichordist is something even he is not sure of today.
From the time.com
He was assisted in his research by his first wife, Christa Landon, a harpsichordist.
From the nytimes.com
She is a harpsichordist and organist and has recorded numerous classical music albums.
From the sfgate.com
Harpsichordist Jean-Marc Aymes and the Concerto Soave ensemble are in fine form as well.
From the sacbee.com
Featured will be internationally recognized harpsichordist Jory Vinikour.
From the denverpost.com
She also is a harpsichordist and organist and has recorded many classical music albums.
From the sfgate.com
Her final marriage was to harpsichordist Paul Wolfe from 1991 until her death at age 86.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Someone who plays the harpsichord
- (harpsichord) a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
- A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.
- (Harpsichord) (Musical Instrument) First made in England in the fifteenth century but very few examples survive earlier than the eighteenth century. This stringed musical instrument is enclosed in a case like the later grand piano. ...
- (Harpsichord) Actually a harp turned on its side and played by means of quills or leather tongues operated by a keyboard. It was the most common keyboard instrument of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries and is again being built today in increasing numbers.
- (Harpsichord) Its shape is similar to that of a Piano but having a much different sound. Each string is plucked by a quill plectrum. It is closely related to a Virginal or a Spinet and eventually lost popularity after the Fortepiano became popular around 1800.
- (Harpsichord) an instrument like a piano used mostly in Mozart operas
