harpsichordist
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harpsichordist — n. someone who plays the harpsichord. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harpsichordist — A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.Many baroque composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, François Couperin and Jean Philippe Rameau. At this time, it was… … Wikipedia
harpsichordist — harpsichord ► NOUN ▪ a keyboard instrument similar in shape to a grand piano, with horizontal strings plucked by points operated by depressing the keys. DERIVATIVES harpsichordist noun. ORIGIN from Latin harpa harp + chorda string … English terms dictionary
harpsichordist — noun see harpsichord … New Collegiate Dictionary
harpsichordist — See harpsichord. * * * … Universalium
harpsichordist — n. one who plays the harpsichord (antique keyboard instrument, early form of the piano) … English contemporary dictionary
harpsichordist — harp·si·chord·ist … English syllables
harpsichordist — noun someone who plays the harpsichord • Derivationally related forms: ↑harpsichord • Hypernyms: ↑musician, ↑instrumentalist, ↑player • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Landowska, ↑Wanda Landow … Useful english dictionary
Alan Curtis (harpsichordist) — Alan Curtis (b. November 17, 1934 in Mason, Michigan) is a noted American harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor of baroque opera. After graduate studies at the University of Illinois (PhD, 1960), where he wrote his dissertation on the… … Wikipedia
Malcolm Hamilton (harpsichordist) — For other people named Malcolm Hamilton, see Malcolm Hamilton (disambiguation). Malcolm Hamilton (1932 2003) was American harpsichordist. He studied harpsichord at University of Washington in Seattle and then taught at University of Southern… … Wikipedia
