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The
lautenwerck or
lute-harpsichord (lute-clavier), was a European keyboard instrument of the
BaroqueBaroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
period. It was similar to a
harpsichordA harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
, but with
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rather than metal strings, producing a mellow tone.
The instrument was favored by J. S. Bach, who owned two of the instruments at the time of his death, but no specimens have survived to the present day. It was revived in the 20th century and two of its most prominent performers are the
early musicEarly music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
specialists
Gergely SárközyGergely Sárközy is a Hungarian musician who plays guitar, lute, lute-harpsichord, viola bastarda, and organ.-As soloist:*J.S. Bach on Viola Bastarda, Lute and Lute-Harpsichord...
and
Robert HillRobert Stephen Hill is an American harpsichordist and fortepianist. Since 1990 he is "Professor of Historical Keyboard Instruments, Performance Practice and Chamber Music" at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany....
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http://pianosociety.com/cms/?section=669Martha GoldsteinMartha Goldstein is a player of the harpsichord and piano, who has given concerts in the United States, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe...
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Felix Skowronek (flute) with Martha GoldsteinMartha Goldstein is a player of the harpsichord and piano, who has given concerts in the United States, North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe...
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Gergely SárközyGergely Sárközy is a Hungarian musician who plays guitar, lute, lute-harpsichord, viola bastarda, and organ.-As soloist:*J.S. Bach on Viola Bastarda, Lute and Lute-Harpsichord...