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Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichord player and musicologist (died 1984)
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Ralph Kirkpatrick
American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984)
Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick was an American harpsichordist and musicologist, widely known for his chronological catalog of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas as well as for his performances and recordings.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)