Piano is a percussion instrument, harpsichord is a string instrument. They're totally different. For baroque orchestras, there's no replacing a harpsichord. The next closest thing would be four guys plucking guitars, which would suck.
Just because people play Bach and Handel on piano, and add in their own dynamic variance and pedaling, doesn't mean those pieces are any less compelling on the instrument for which they were written. Tension/emotion was accomplished with rhythm and richness of chords (also, it's louder when you play more notes at once). :nerd:
Or are you just trolling the classical music nerds, knowing we'll rush to defend the harpsi with our glasses taped together over our noses?
I'm curious about the contexts in which you've heard harpsichords. I don't think I've ever heard one outside of a baroque piece. Do you just hate baroque music? Do you prefer Bach on piano? Organ? Handel's Messiah????
I'm really tempted to link some youtubes, if only to torture you with that nightmarish, plucking sound.
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I'm curious about the contexts in which you've heard harpsichords. I don't think I've ever heard one outside of a baroque piece. Do you just hate baroque music? Do you prefer Bach on piano? Organ? Handel's Messiah????
I'm really tempted to link some youtubes, if only to torture you with that nightmarish, plucking sound.
Philip Glass is the worst. No argument there.
I don't think Bach wrote for the piano, and certainly not his well known works. People just play them on the piano. So if you're gonna hate harpsi, you gotta hate Bach.
Also, I think most people prefer romantic composers at first, and come to appreciate the classical/baroque eras later. I still hate modern classical music, but maybe that's just the next step for me.