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Others are known only through one or two instruments that have serendipitously survived, but are included because these instruments have proven a popular inspiration to modern builders who copy them. Some of the makers who started the historically informed harpsichord revival are also included.
Zuckermann, Wolfgang (1969) The Modern Harpsichord: Twentieth Century Instruments and Their Makers, New York : October House, ISBN 0-8079-0165-2; The New Grove: Early Keyboard Instruments. Macmillan, 1989 ISBN 0-393-02554-3. (material from here is also available online in Grove Music Online) Beurmann, Andreas (2012) Harpsichords and More ...
He was known to be a performing cellist, gambist and singer at the opera in Lyon as well as an instrument maker. [2] The last archival reference to Pierre is a 1750 advertisement offering several grand harpsichords by Donzelague for sale in Lyon, and it has been speculated that this represents liquidation of the Donzelague estate after his death.
The instrument's harpsichord pedigree is evident in the shallow 1/4 in key dip one is used to in the harpsichord action instead of the modern piano's 3/8 in. It has a lightness of tone from the narrow-gauge stringing and the duration of string vibration decreases gradually as you progress up the keyboard so that the treble section notes fade ...
311.121.22: Instrument has a resonator that is attached 311.121.221: Instrument does not have a tuning noose 311.121.222: Instrument does have a tuning noose 311.2: Instrument has a rigid and inflexible string carrier (stick zither) 311.21: Instrument has a string carrier with one curved, flexible end (musical bow) 311.211: Instrument has one ...
A number of instruments have been invented, designed, and made, that make sound from matter in its liquid state. This class of instruments is called hydraulophones . Hydraulophones use an incompressible fluid, such as water, as the initial sound-producing medium, and they may also use the hydraulic fluid as a user-interface.
The university bought two further instruments from Russell's collection – an English double harpsichord by Jacob Kirckman, bought at auction in 1970, and a French double harpsichord by Jean Goermans and Taskin, purchased from Maud Russell in 1974 – bringing the total number to twenty-one. [1]
His surviving instruments are a harpsichord and a number of pianos. Joannes Dulcken (10 September 1742 – 22 July 1775) was born in Antwerp ; he was the son of Joannes Daniel Dulcken, upon whose death he moved with his mother, sister and brother-in-law to Brussels in 1764, where a workshop was set up.