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senelcoolidge
02-19-2016, 09:59 PM
I always loved the sound of the harpsichord. Yeah, it's a dated instrument that's fallen out of favor for about 2 centuries. Any other fans of this instrument. Can anyone recommend good harpsichord pieces? Thanks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ciFTP_KRy4
andgar923
02-19-2016, 10:04 PM
I always loved the sound of the harpsichord. Yeah, it's a dated instrument that's fallen out of favor for about 2 centuries. Any other fans of this instrument. Can anyone recommend good harpsichord pieces? Thanks.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ciFTP_KRy4
I used to use the harpsichord in my early productions, very nice sound.
L.Kizzle
02-19-2016, 10:07 PM
A lot of late 60's-early 70's R&B music used this instrument a bunch.
senelcoolidge
02-19-2016, 10:07 PM
A lot of late 60's-early 70's R&B music used this instrument a bunch.

It has a beautiful sound.
L.Kizzle
02-19-2016, 10:09 PM
It has a beautiful sound.
Yes, along with the fairlight sound.
Dresta
02-19-2016, 10:21 PM
Bach's concerto in D minor i like on Harpsichord:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2laUv3y7OfA

I generally prefer most stuff on the piano, but i sometimes like listening to period instruments instead.
senelcoolidge
02-20-2016, 05:57 PM
You can't go wrong with a little J.S. Bach while sitting next to the fire place. Nice piece thanks for sharing.
LJJ
02-20-2016, 07:13 PM
Not my favorite instrument, but I **** with some Domenico Scarlatti every now and then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWsJib-Nq9s

Scarlatti sounds like metal straight out of the middle ages.
BoutPractice
02-20-2016, 07:27 PM
Bach to me is just not the same without the harpsichord.

Closer to our time, a lot of pop songs were using the harpsichord in interesting ways in the 60s.

A few that come to mind... I Want Her She Wants Me by The Zombies... Golden Brown by The Stranglers. And of course a number of Beatles and Beach Boys tunes.
senelcoolidge
02-20-2016, 10:11 PM
Bach to me is just not the same without the harpsichord.

Closer to our time, a lot of pop songs were using the harpsichord in interesting ways in the 60s.

A few that come to mind... I Want Her She Wants Me by The Zombies... Golden Brown by The Stranglers. And of course a number of Beatles and Beach Boys tunes.

I dig music from the 60's. They experimented a lot musically.