Tagged with harpsichord - Personal View Talks http://personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/harpsichord/feed.rss Sat, 27 Apr 24 16:56:38 +0000 Tagged with harpsichord - Personal View Talks en-CA The Sun King http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/11145/the-sun-king Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:21:50 +0000 DrDave 11145@/talks/discussions A quick trip back in time to the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King (Roi de Soleil). In Paris at this time, they favored Flemish harpsichords from the renaissance family of Ruckers--these instruments were modified to have a slightly larger keyboard, along with some other changes, creating a unique hybrid.

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