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These instruments are called keyboard instruments regardless of the sound produced, as long as it is the keys that activate the sound mechanism. That mechanism differs widely from one instrument to the next.

 

Benedict on the Organ (sample sound included)

 

Joseph on the Clavichord (sample sound included)

 

Mary on the Harpsichord (sample sound included)

 

Guy on the Virginal (sample sound included)

 

Compiled and written by the Virtual Renaissance Team

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References:

Hadley, Benjamin, ed. Britannica Book of Music. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.

 

Hindley, Geoffrey (ed.). The Larousse Encyclopedia of Music. Excalibur Books, New York, 1982.

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