Keyboard Insturments in the 18th Century
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：名人认知系列 Who Was
Harpsichord 1
The harpsichord was the most popular of the early keyboard instruments. The strings 2 were made of metal and plucked with quills 3. The metallic 4 sound was not pleasing to musicians’ ears, but Mozart figured out a way to make music sound more beautiful on the harpsichord.
Clavichord 5
The clavichord was basically a simpler and smaller version of harpsichord that people played at home.
Fortepiano
The name means “loud-soft.” Its strings are struck by a covered hammer so the sound can be loud or soft. The fortepiano sounded much more pleasing to musicians and composers than the harpsichord. It also was the first instrument with levers that were worked by the feet. This, too, produced a richer sound.
Spinet 6
The spinet was a tabletop version of the harpsichord with fewer octaves and the same quality of sound.
Organ
The organ usually has two keyboards and pedals which play extra notes. Most music written for the organ is for church services. The huge sound is produced by air moving through pipes of different lengths.
- I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.我会弹奏大键琴，同样地，我也会给大键琴调音。
- Harpsichord music is readily playable.古钢琴音乐可以随时演奏。
- He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
- She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
- Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century. 从公元6世纪到19世纪中期钢笔出现以前，羽毛笔是主要的书写工具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Defensive quills dot the backs of these troublesome creatures. 防御性的刺长在这些讨人厌的生物背上。 来自互联网
- A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
- He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
- Our clavichord is kept in the living room.我们的击弦古钢琴是放在起居室里的。
- The clavichord which my grandfather bought years ago was damaged.我祖父多年前买的古钢琴被损坏了。