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| − | A '''harpsichord''' is a string instrument similar to a piano but | + | A '''harpsichord''' is a [[string instrument]] similar to a [[piano]], but its strings are plucked rather than hammered. The harpsichord was known to exist as early as the 1500's. It was supplanted by the piano in the 1800's.<ref>[http://cfaonline.asu.edu/haefer/classes/564/564.papers/pierceharpsichord.html History of the Harpsichord in Eighteenth Century France and the Flemish Influence by Janet Pierce]</ref> |
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* [http://www.harpsichord-man.com/audio.htm| Picture and sound samples] | * [http://www.harpsichord-man.com/audio.htm| Picture and sound samples] | ||
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Revision as of 05:59, November 17, 2008
A harpsichord is a string instrument similar to a piano, but its strings are plucked rather than hammered. The harpsichord was known to exist as early as the 1500's. It was supplanted by the piano in the 1800's.[1]