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Is the harpsichord part of the strings or percussion?

April 26, 2017harpsichord percussion strings

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Is the harpsichord part of the strings or percussion?

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Percussion instruments are those where you have to hit something to make the sound. So drums are percussive, obviously, but less obviously the piano is also percussion, because the sound is made by striking the strings. Harpsichord is not percussive because the strings are plucked, not struck.