Harpsichord

+The harpsichord is a [keyboard instrument](/wiki/keyboard_instrument) that produces sound by plucking strings with quills rather than striking them. Its bright, resonant tone was a hallmark of [Baroque music](/wiki/Baroque_music) before the rise of the modern [Piano](/wiki/Piano).

+## See also

+- [Clavichord](/wiki/clavichord)

+- [Organ](/wiki/organ)

+- [Musical Instrument](/wiki/musical_instrument)