1835) built by Josef Worel, William Dowd double-manual harpsichord (French style), numerous string and wind instruments, and a small portative organ. The Jencks Room is available to students on a ...

In this case, the harpsichord is one of the unmistakable ... is something we call a French double manual instrument because it's modeled after a French instrument from the early 18th century ...

The ripieno is a string ensemble, violino (violin), viola, violoncello (cello) and contrabasso (double bass). The continuo part is played on the cembalo (harpsichord).

WILLIAMSTOWN — It took four years, but Williams College senior Ridgway M. Banks of Cambridge has constructed a harpsichord that would retail for about $6,000. The harpsichord was the forerunner of the ...

The ripieno is a string ensemble, violino (violin), viola, violoncello (cello) and contrabasso (double bass). The continuo part is played on the cembalo (harpsichord).