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Harpsichords => Harpsichords => Topic started by: dragonser on November 04, 2010, 11:14:11 PM

Title: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: dragonser on November 04, 2010, 11:14:11 PM
Hi,
I saw this video mentioned on one of the music lists I am on and thought I would post it here and see what everyone thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iUAFFQ8ik
I have always thought you would play the Harpsichord sitting down, but there must be more to things than I realized .....
regards Peter B
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: revtonynewnham on November 05, 2010, 03:21:54 PM
Hi

I've heard somewhere that Harpsichords were sometimes played standing.  Can't remember where though.

every Blessing

Tony
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: David Pinnegar on November 05, 2010, 05:28:50 PM
Hi!

That's certainly the case with William Mitchell's Claviorganum.
http://www.harpsichords.co.uk/claviorganum.html

But the instruments at the V&A are certainly ones to be seated at . . .

Best wishes

David P
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on November 19, 2010, 05:47:21 AM
Quote from: David Pinnegar on November 05, 2010, 05:28:50 PM
Hi!

That's certainly the case with William Mitchell's Claviorganum.
http://www.harpsichords.co.uk/claviorganum.html

But the instruments at the V&A are certainly ones to be seated at . . .

Best wishes

David P

Thinking of which, what's happening to the V&A collection? You couldn't, by any chance, persuade them to put them into "storage" at a certain large house in East Sussex, could you?  ;)
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: revtonynewnham on November 19, 2010, 02:47:33 PM
Hi

Or at a certain church in Yorkshire!

Every Blessing

Tony
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on November 19, 2010, 03:44:12 PM
Indeed! But Hammerwood is a bit closer to the V&A  ;D
Title: Re: V and A instruments
Post by: dragonser on November 20, 2010, 03:47:06 PM
Hi,
I think that some of the instruments were going to be on show at the Horniman Museum in Forrest Hill. But they didn't seem to have much space to be able to display them when I last visited.

regards Peter B
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on November 20, 2010, 05:11:17 PM
Forest Hill REALLY isn't far from Hammerwood!  ;D
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: David Pinnegar on November 21, 2010, 04:26:19 AM
Quote from: NonPlayingAnorak on November 20, 2010, 05:11:17 PM
Forest Hill REALLY isn't far from Hammerwood!  ;D
Sorry - you're confused with Forest Row. Forest Hill is part of the metropolis . .

Best wishes

David P
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on November 21, 2010, 05:34:29 PM
 ::) >:(

I'm such an idiot...
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: David Pinnegar on November 21, 2010, 09:03:22 PM
Quote from: NonPlayingAnorak on November 21, 2010, 05:34:29 PM
::) >:(

I'm such an idiot...

:-) Don't worry - I'll ask ForumAdmin to remove the posts if you like . . .

But in the meantime . . . "WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE V&A INSTRUMENTS" is a serious question.

Hope someone can enlighten us

Best wishes

David P
Title: Re: Harpsichord Playing arrangements and seat height !
Post by: NonPlayingAnorak on November 22, 2010, 02:08:50 AM
David, why do you continue to pretend that "organforumadmin" isn't you?  ;D
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