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Are piano chords the same as harpsichord keys?

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Are piano chords the same as harpsichord keys?

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The main difference between sheet music for pianos vs harpsichords is the ornaments. Ornaments are the symbols written above the clefts and denote trills, mordents, turns, arpeggios, ect. You can ignore them for a simplified version. The notes are written exactly the same both on the treble and bass cleft but harpsichord sheet music tends to have more ornaments and it is sometimes written entirely in whole notes with no bars! You can easily play both on either instrument when ignoring the symbols. You should also ignore the elitist/ rude responses from others. A handful of harpsichord affectionados tend to want to exclude & belittle newbies when they mention electronic harpsichords but don’t let that discourage you. Most of them are wonderful. I hope you get the chance to try an acoustic harpsichord soon.

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