harpsichord

• Instrument de musique à clavier, répandu du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, dont les cordes sont pincées lors de l'enfoncement des touches, souvent associé à la musique baroque.

A musical instrument, popular from the 16th to the 18th century, that produces sound by plucking strings when keys are pressed, often associated with Baroque music.

1. Musical instrumentB2formalart

   A keyboard instrument with strings plucked by quills or plectra, producing a distinctive bright, crisp sound, popular in Baroque music.

   Clavecin (instrument de musique)

   • The musician played a Bach concerto on the harpsichord.
   • Harpsichords were widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries.
   • The harpsichord's sound is different from a piano's because the strings are plucked rather than struck.

   Synonymescembalo