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- What is meant by harpsichord?
- What is the subject matter of Couperin's L Art de toucher le Clavecin?
- Why is it called a harpsichord?
- How is a harpsichord different from a piano?
What is meant by harpsichord?
Harpsichord, keyboard musical instrument in which strings are set in vibration by plucking. It was one of the most important keyboard instruments in European music from the 16th through the first half of the 18th century.
What is the subject matter of Couperin's L Art de toucher le Clavecin?
The uniqueness of Couperin's L'art de toucher le clavecin (a much shorter book than Saint Lambert's Principes) lies in the fact that it focuses on quite a different subject: how to play well, especially his own music.
Why is it called a harpsichord?
A harpsichord (Italian: clavicembalo, French: clavecin, German: Cembalo, Spanish: clavecín, Portuguese: cravo, Dutch: klavecimbel) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. ... The term denotes the whole family of similar plucked-keyboard instruments, including the smaller virginals, muselar, and spinet.
How is a harpsichord different from a piano?
While the piano is a struck, the harpsichord is a plucked string instrument. Both make the sounds when the strings vibrate, but the ways of activating the vibration are different.
