“I casually plucked a few strings on the harp then strolled over to the harpsichord.”

“The dozen instrumentalists are busy with recorder, flute, viols, theorbo, harpsichord and organ.”

“Someone would always be practising the harpsichord or the violin and there was much reading aloud, dressing-up and play-acting.”

“I first encountered Raymond Leppard as the brilliant harpsichordist in Barbirolli's recording of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.”

“A harpsichordist plays Bach's six-part capriccio in farewell to his brother, but her gloved fingers are drumming on sound-boxes.”

“Handel emerged as the superior organist while Scarlatti was proclaimed the best harpsichordist by virtue of his elegant and expressive style.”

“She also earned master's degrees in organ performance from Northwestern University and in harpsicord performance from the University of Oregon.”