The difference between a harpsichord and the piano?
⽻管键琴与钢琴有何不同?
By Bharat
Harpsichord vs piano- read about the two famous musical instruments used during the renaissance period to the classical era. Learn about the differences between the harpsichord and the piano.Both, harpsichord and a Clavichord are the stringed keyboard instruments.
⽻管键琴vs钢琴-这是⼀篇关于在⽂艺复兴时期到古典主义时期两件著名乐器的⽂章。让我们来领略⽻管键琴与钢琴的不同之处。⾸先，⽻管键琴和古钢琴都是弦鸣键盘乐器。 What is Clavichord?
什么是古钢琴？
Clavichord is a stringed keyboard instrument that was popular during the renaissance ,baroque and clas
sical periods.The clavichord was never used in the concerts because of its softer tone. However, the mild and mellow musical tone made it a perfect instrument for practicing and composing music.
古钢琴是盛⾏于⽂艺复兴时期、巴洛克时期与古典主义时期的击弦键盘乐器。古钢琴因其过于细⼩的声⾳从不在⾳乐会上使⽤，但这温润的声⾳却是练琴与作曲的绝佳乐器。
What is harpsichord?
什么是⽻管键琴？
Harpsichord is a stringed musical instrument played using the keyboard. The strings are played using the plucking mechanism with the help of quills attached to the jack that triggers the note when the key is pressed.It is still not clear who invented the harpsichord, however, there are mentions of the musical instruments in the 14 th-century literary work. This means that harpsichord is a known musical instrument having a history of at least 600 years.
⽻管键琴是通过键盘弹奏的弦鸣乐器。按下琴键时，琴弦通过拨弦机制，由拨⼦拨弦发声的。我们尚不清楚是谁发明了⽻管键琴。但14世纪的⽂学作品中已经对这件乐器有所提及。这意味着作为⼀件知名乐器，⽻管键琴已⾄少有600年历史了。
Harpsichord vs piano- is the harpsichord same as the piano?No.Here are 6 differences between the harpsichord and the piano.
⽻管键琴VS钢琴——⼆者⼀模⼀样吗？不。⽻管键琴与钢琴之间有这6点差异：
#1 the piano is relatively newer instrument
#1 钢琴是相对⽽⾔年代更靠后产⽣的乐器
Harpsichord was invented during the 15th century while the piano relatively a new instrument built around the late 18th century.
⽻管键琴发明于15世纪，⽽钢琴到18世纪晚期作为⼀件新乐器才被制造。
#2 harpsichord strings are plucked and not hammered.
#2⽻管键琴是拨弦⽽不是击弦
Unlike the piano ,the strings of the harpsichord are plucked and not hammered.
Harpsichord has a mechanism similar to the guitar plectrum that plucks the strings when the keys on t
he keyboard are pressed. Surprising the jack comes with a damper that stops playing the musical note when the key is released.
与钢琴不同，⽻管键琴是拨弦⽽⾮击弦。⽻管键琴有着与吉他拨弦相似的机制，琴键被按下时，弦就被拨动。令⼈惊讶的是当琴键放开后，带有阻隔功能的制⾳器阻⽌发出声响。
#3 a harpsichord may pluck two strings at a time.
#3 ⽻管键琴⼀次拨两弦
Another peculiar thing about a harpsichord is that the key stroke plucks two strings one at a time. The string arrangement is somewhat similar to the twelve string guitar.
⽻管键琴的另⼀特殊之处在于，琴键⼀次会触发两根弦的拨动。这样的排列在某种程度上与⼗⼆弦吉他⾮常相似。
#4 a piano may always have a single keyboard while a harpsichord my not.
#4 钢琴只有⼀列键盘⽽⽻管键琴不⼀定
Harpsichord may have a single or a double keyboard known as “manuals”. The stacked layer of keyboards is mapped to different sets of strings that produce sounds that have more treble and resembles more like a nasal noise.This mechanism gives a great range of frequencies to write melodious compositions.A typical harpsichord may have around 4 to 6 octaves ,while a standard grand piano has around 88 keys with little more than 7 octaves.
⽻管键琴可能是单列键盘也可能是双层键盘。堆叠的键盘对应着不同的弦，这样能产⽣甚于三倍或更类似于噪⾳的声⾳。这个机制给了很⼤的可能性去创作旋律性作品。传统的⽻管键琴⼤概只有4-6个⼋度的⾳域，⽽⼀个标准的钢琴有⼤概88个琴键、超七个⼋度的⾳域。
#5 it is more painful to tune a harpsichord than a piano
#5 给⽻管键琴调⾳⽐给钢琴调⾳伤害更⼤
The strings of the piano are always under tremendous pressure. This gives them the characteristic tone and the loudness that is required for a concert performance.An ideal grand piano may have a combined pressure of around 30 tons on all of its strings. Hence , it is very less likely to tune the piano more often.The harpsichord strings being under very less tensions keeps losing its tensile strength. Therefore, the strings are required to be tuned again and again.
钢琴的琴弦总是处于巨⼤的拉⼒之下。这让他们有着⾳乐会演出所需特有的⾳⾊和⾳量。
⼀架钢琴所有的弦⼤概承重30吨。因此，它也更少去频繁调⾳。⽻管键琴的琴弦在很⼩的拉⼒之下，渐渐失去了它的抗张强度。因此，琴弦总是需要⼀次⼜⼀次地调⾳。
#6 harpsichord has a beautiful past. The piano is the future.
#6⽻管键琴有着辉煌的过去，钢琴则是未来
The harpsichord was replaced by the piano because of the richer and loud musical notes of the richer and loud musical notes that may be required for a concert performance.The baroque period (1600-1750) was the golden period for the instrument. However, with the invention of the piano in the 18th century, the harpsichord started disappearing from the public performance scenes.It was only until the 20th century that musicians started experimenting with this historical instrument again.
⽻管键琴被钢琴替代是因为钢琴有着更丰富、更响亮的乐⾳，它更为⾳乐会演奏所需要。巴洛克时期（1600-1750）是⽻管键琴的黄⾦期。但是，随着18世纪钢琴的发明，它开始消失在⼤众舞台上。直到20世纪，⾳乐家才重新尝试这⼀历史性的乐器。
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