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harpsichordist

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[hahrp-si-kawrd-ist] / ˈhɑrp sɪˌkɔrd ɪst /

noun

harpsichordists plural
  1. a person who plays the harpsichord, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.


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The 56-year-old harpsichordist, pianist, music director and educator has been a leading figure in the Pacific Northwest’s early music scene since the 1990s.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

To a listener seated relatively close to the stage, the impression was that of eavesdropping on a harpsichordist in another room, improvising in a modern musical language.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2021

She was born Lois Nilson in Worcester, Mass. A classically trained harpsichordist, pianist and organist, she was a part of the Washington classical music scene for nearly 40 years.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

The Prague-based harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, caught in Miami at lockdown, returned to Europe via the UK for a Bach recording.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2020

The learned and gifted Neapolitan composer, Alessandro Scarlatti, father of the famous harpsichordist, gave an impulse in his operas, during the last quarter of the century, to sensuous charm and beauty of melody.

From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Moore, Aubertine Woodward

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