The Fitzwilliam Book is the main source of music written for this instrument, which is characterized by the placement of the keys to one side of the soundboard rather than at the end.
The Fitzwilliam Book is the main source of music written for this instrument, which is characterized by the placement of the keys to one side of the soundboard rather than at the end. The three outstanding masters of composition for it were Orlando Gibbons, John Bull, and William Byrd. Often, two were built together, with the smaller version fitting like a drawer into the case of the larger, allowing the musician to play both at once. Probably named for the Latin for "rod", FTP, what is this member of the harpsichord family perhaps also named for its use by young girls?
The Fitzwilliam Book is the main source of music written for this instrument, which is characterized by the placement of the keys to one side of the soundboard rather than at the end.
virginal (prompt on harpsichord)