harpsichord

  1. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project - The Book

    Hi all, As many of you may painfully remember, from Oct. 2008 to April 2009 I posted a series of articles describing the building of a harpsichord. Many of you North Carolina Woodworker'ers suggested that I expand these 29 chapters into a book - and that's exactly what I did. It took about a...
  2. Child's Harpsichord

    Child's Harpsichord

    This is a fully functional 2 octave harpsichord scaled for little fingers. The case exterior is decorated with paintings of frogs, teddy bears etc. all with a musical motif.
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    • Category: Other - 2010 Calendar Contest
  3. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project - Sound Files

    Hi all, Our harpsichord had its debut concert on June 7th - one of the most memorable nights of my life. It's the first time I've ever heard one of my instruments played in concert, by a fabulous musician and harpsichordist, Dr. John O'Brien. Here's a brief bio.John O'Brien was born into a...
  4. Les Langueurs Tendres (The tender Downcasts)

    Les Langueurs Tendres (The tender Downcasts)

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  5. Les Moissonneurs (The Harvesters) Francois Couperin

    Les Moissonneurs (The Harvesters) Francois Couperin

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  6. From the Sixieme Ordre Francois Couperin

    From the Sixieme Ordre Francois Couperin

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  7. Prelude and Fuge in d minor (WTC II) J. S. Bach

    Prelude and Fuge in d minor (WTC II) J. S. Bach

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • concert files harpsichord sound
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  8. Prelude in e minor BWV 855a J. S. Bach

    Prelude in e minor BWV 855a J. S. Bach

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  9. Two Preludes from the Clavier-Buechlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1720)

    Two Preludes from the Clavier-Buechlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1720)

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  10. Prelude and Fuge in c minor (WTC 1) J.S. Bach

    Prelude and Fuge in c minor (WTC 1) J.S. Bach

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  11. Sonata in C Major K 159 Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C Major K 159 Domenico Scarlatti

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  12. Sonata in Bb Major K 440 Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in Bb Major K 440 Domenico Scarlatti

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  13. Sonata in G Major K 391 Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G Major K 391 Domenico Scarlatti

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • concert files harpsichord sound
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  14. Les Baricades Misterieuses (The mysterious Baricades) Francois Couperin

    Les Baricades Misterieuses (The mysterious Baricades) Francois Couperin

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • concert files harpsichord sound
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  15. Sonata in C Major (G 59) George Frideric Handel

    Sonata in C Major (G 59) George Frideric Handel

    Played by John O'Brien
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    • concert files harpsichord sound
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    • Album: Harpsichord Project Sound Files
  16. Ernie at the keyboard

    Ernie at the keyboard

    He says he can't play very well, but I don't believe it.
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  17. Harpsichord #2

    Harpsichord #2

    Here is a photo of yet another harpsichord in Ernie's shop!
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  18. Another view of the harpsichord

    Another view of the harpsichord

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  19. Harpsichord #1

    Harpsichord #1

    This is the harpsichord that Ernie recently completed, while thoroughly documenting the construction which many of us followed.
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  20. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project PDF files

    Hi all, For anyone interested, all 29 of the posts in the Harpsichord Project have been consolidated into 5 pdf files. Thanks to Neal Carey of Boston who compiled these files and to Rob (McRabbet) for putting them into a format that could be uploaded and downloaded. The pdf files can be...

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