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The harpsichord was an important keyboard instrument in europe from the 15th through the. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In the 18th century, london became a center of harpsichord making. Three centuries of harpsichord making hubbard, frank on. The harpsichord was an important keyboard instrument in europe from the 15th through the 18th centuries, and as revived in the 20th, is widely played today. A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. My visit with kevin fryer at his studio in san francisco.

The primary purpose of making a harpsichord vertical is the same as in the later upright piano, namely to save floor space. An authoritative survey by a leading builder of how early harpsichords were built and how the harpsichord evolved over time in different national traditions. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Plucked keyboard making in the region now encompassing belgium and the netherlands was. Three centuries of harpsichord making by frank hubbard. Three centuries of harpsichord making hubbard, frank, kirkpatrick, ralph on. The other end of the key lifts a jack a long strip of wood that holds a small. Three centuries of harpsichord making by hubbard, frank, 19201976.

Hubbard, frank 1967 three centuries of harpsichord making, 2nd ed. Fifteenthcentury depictions of harpsichords show small instruments that would often. They may have only one choir set of strings but most often two or three, occasionally more. By the 16th century, harpsichord makers in italy were making lightweight. In a clavicytherium, the jacks move horizontally without the assistance of gravity, so that clavicytherium actions are more complex than those of other harpsichords. Early harpsichords were evidently small in both pitch range and string length. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy three centuries of harpsichord making 1st by hubbard, f isbn.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Three centuries of harpsichord making f first edition edition. Here are the traditions of harpsichord making as they might have been taught to young apprentices in five countries where the. The authors aim is to give enough information to make it possible for builders of harpsichords to base their work on certain knowledge of the designs and. Publication date 1967 topics harpsichord publisher cambridge, mass. History and construction of the harpsichord chapter 1 the. Three centuries of harpsichord making frank hubbard harvard. Tune four perfect fifths cgdae and the resulting pythagorean third ce is ca. The harpsichord and its smaller relatives, the virginal and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. A clavicytherium is a harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.