A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots.
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Examples for "harpsichord "
Examples for "harpsichord "
1 And within a matter of days the harpsichord was taken around there.
2 He'd taken the heavy portfolio and put it down on the harpsichord .
3 She was induced to play upon the harpsichord : she surpassed every body.
4 Dr. Pepusch will play the music for these verses on the harpsichord .
5 I love the Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras.
1 Cleofonte Campanini, then maestro di cembalo at the Metropolitan Opera-house, conducted the performance.
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