There should be a very long German word for that demoralizing feeling that comes with peering at musical instruments imprisoned in museum display cases, silent and forlorn, prevented from doing what ...

It’s believed to be the only existing clavichord David Tannenberg made, the first built in the United States and, if authenticated, the earliest-known musical instrument by the famed 18th century ...

Now that he has seen all three instruments, research curator Laurence Libin believes the only known existing early American clavichords likely have some relationship to famed Pennsylvania organmaker ...

A few weeks ago, in a hospital in England, my friend Stephen died from the coronavirus. Like so many, he died alone, and, of course, those of us who mourn him now do so alone. Stephen and I became ...

Roy Emiliani may not immediately jump out as a name many in the music world would know. And, the unique instrument the East Stroudsburg computer wizard plays is likely even less familiar. However, ...

Christopher Grills has a clavichord. And he might be the only person around who can make a claim like that. "I would say this is the only clavichord in Joplin, wouldn't you?" he mused, quite seriously ...

This post originally appeared in Caixin. On Jan. 24, 1601, the Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci arrived in Beijing bearing a cache of gifts that he had spent years assembling, and even longer ...

Galway concertina and harpsichord player Claire Keville turns her attention to the genteel 14th-century keyboard instrument, the clavichord, for this ornate collection. It’s a work born of intense ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Clavichordist Kevin Birch will perform a program of early music at the Oasis ...