The Brook Street Band's Carolyn Gibley shows you inside the harpsichord and explains how it works. Illustrated with pieces by Rameau and Maurice Greene


00:00 Rameau: La Joyeuse
01:12 introduction to Carolyn's harpsichord
01:40 Piano action
02:46 inside the harpsichord
03:53 harpsichord plectrum and dampers
04:35 how the strings are plucked
05:17 levers and 4' strings
06:06 tone and volume
07:04 set-up for next piece explained
07:57 short piece by Maurice Greene

Recorded as part of the „Brook Street Band at home“ series

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