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harpsichordist

American  
[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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My father was a harpsichordist of some note.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022

Indeed, much about the harpsichord — as Mahan Esfahani, today’s best known harpsichordist, marvelously demonstrated in his Disney recital — is curiously liberating.

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

Handel's success as an harpsichordist was equal to that which he enjoyed as a composer.

From Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 by Ball, Thomas Hanly

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