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Harpsichord versus Piano

January 16, 2012

I enjoy many kinds of music. Sometimes I listen to rock. Sometimes I like country. Sometimes the pleasantness of Eastern European folk music is good. Some kinds of jazz are very fun. Often I enjoy classical music.

Recently a friend said he didn’t like the harpsichord very much. He prefers the piano. Of course I like the piano very much, too; however, I really like the harpsichord.

A harpsichord looks similar to a piano, but the inside is a little different. A piano strikes wires with small wooden hammers. A harpsichord plucks wires with small picks. I really like the plucking sound. Perhaps I find it light and fun, like a banjo or the Okinawan sanshin.

Have you ever heard a harpsichord? Which do you prefer: the piano or the harpsichord?


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