16세기에서 18세기 사이 유럽 고전 음악에서 주로 사용된 건반 악기로, 건반을 누르면 가느다란 깃털이나 플라스틱 조각이 줄을 튕겨 소리를 내는 악기.
A keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that are plucked by quills or plastic points when keys are pressed, widely used in European classical music from the 16th to 18th centuries.
예문:
"The baroque ensemble featured a beautifully decorated harpsichord."
"Unlike the piano, the harpsichord produces sound by plucking the strings rather than striking them."
"Bach composed many of his keyboard works specifically for the harpsichord."