The few surviving ancient harpsichords and lutes and crumhorns are locked up in museums and rarely come onto the market. When they do, they fetch astronomical prices – last year a 17 th-century ...

Through the end of the year, students, faculty and community members can visit a unique and rare collection of keyboard instruments at the National Music Museum. Home to over 15,000 instruments, the ...

The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a longer sound on the harpsichord, he would have had to add ornaments ...