harpsichord
IPA: hˈɑrpsʌkɔrd
noun
- (music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
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Examples of "harpsichord" in Sentences
- His interests expanded to the harpsichord.
- His expertise is the organ and harpsichord.
- His instruments were the piano and the harpsichord.
- She played and composed for the harpsichord and the piano.
- Besides the piano, Fung also plays the harpsichord and violin.
- He taught the piano and the harpsichord and continued researching.
- On later occasions, he also played the harpsichord in the orchestra.
- In the orchestra, the harpsichord and the first violin are prevalent.
- At the peak of its development, the harpsichord lost favor to the piano.
- The alto saxophone and harpsichord are also featured in the instrumentarium.
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