- the
Baroque period.
Harpsichords of this type of
historically informed building practice dominate the
current scene.
Harpsichords vary in size and shape...
- for
revival harpsichords. The end of the
Second World War
brought new
demand for
harpsichords, and
firms manufacturing the
revival harpsichord prospered...
-
concerto for two
harpsichords without orchestral accompaniment, BWV 1061a,
which is the
early version of the
concerto for two
harpsichords and
string orchestra...
-
examples confirm that
folding harpsichords were
esteemed outside France as well as within." However,
folding harpsichords have not
always been positively...
-
concertos for two
harpsichords (BWV 1060–1062), two
concertos for
three harpsichords (BWV 1063 and 1064), and one
concerto for four
harpsichords (BWV 1065)....
-
melancholic gestures.
Harpsichords figure prominently,
while oboes,
French horns, and
string quartets are also common.
Although harpsichords had been deplo****...
- choir. Thus, for example, many
historical Italian harpsichords had the
disposition 2 x 8'. The
harpsichords of the
celebrated French makers of the 18th century...
- Cristofori) used
vulture quills.
Other Italian harpsichords emplo****
plectra of leather. In late
French harpsichords by the
great builder Pascal Taskin, peau...
-
described him as 'the
first harpsichord maker of the times'; he and
Burkat Shudi dominated the
production of
English harpsichords in the
second half of the...
-
Hiller wrote HPSCHD (1969) for 1–7
harpsichords and 1–51 computer-generated tapes. John Zorn has also used
harpsichord in
works like
Rituals (1998), Contes...
