harpsichordists
Plucked-string keyboard players
Harpsichordists are musicians who play the harpsichord, a keyboard instrument that preceded the piano.
The harpsichord plucks strings rather than striking them, producing a bright, precise tone suited to Baroque music.
Most harpsichordists specialize in early music repertoire: The harpsichordist performed Bach's Goldberg Variations.
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- CouperinFrench Baroque keyboard composer
- PurcellDido's operatic creator
- VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
Scarlatti · continuo · ornamentation · fugue · toccata · suite · allemande · sarabande
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
repertoire · programme · audience · acoustics · stage · applause · festival · early music
Unsullied or inexperienced
- spinetSmall plucked keyboard
- manualsInstructional reference documents
- registersRecords officially
- stopsCeases to continue
plucking · jacks · soundboard · strings · tuning · temperament · well-tempered · voicing
Simultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- trillsRapid pitch alternations
arpeggiation · touch · articulation · registration · improvisation · realization · sight-reading
Gifted youth with rare talent
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
mastery · virtuosic · acclaimed · renowned · celebrated · recording artist · prizewinner
Bach
German composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- CouperinFrench Baroque keyboard composer
- PurcellDido's operatic creator
Scarlatti · Vivaldi · continuo · ornamentation · fugue · toccata · suite · allemande · sarabande · gigue
recital
Solo musical performance
chamber music · repertoire · programme · audience · acoustics · stage · applause · festival · early music · authentic
virginal
Unsullied or inexperienced
stops · plucking · jacks · soundboard · strings · tuning · temperament · well-tempered · voicing · quills
counterpoint
Simultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
trills · arpeggiation · touch · articulation · registration · improvisation · realization · sight-reading
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
technique · mastery · virtuosic · acclaimed · renowned · celebrated · recording artist · prizewinner