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Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor (died 2019)
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Raymond Leppard
British-American conductor and harpsichordist (1927–2019)
Raymond John Leppard was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music; in particular, he was one of the first major conductors to perform Baroque opera, reviving works by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Harpsichord
Plucked-string keyboard instrument
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. Depressing a key raises its back end within the instrument, which in turn raises a mechanism with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic that plucks one or more strings. The strings are under tension on a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)