harpsichord and lute
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Topic: harpsichord and lute
Posted By: tszirmay
Subject: harpsichord and lute
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 22:37
Do any of you progheads out there know of other prog albums featuring harpsichord (even cameo appearances)? Outside of Focus, I am stumped. As for lute, same band , including Akkerman's early solo stuff ! Just goes to prove what a great prog band Focus was. They were my first proggy love! Yeah, love!
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 22:40
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well... Steve Howe from Yes played Lute and Viehuela (yeah I totally butchered the spelling) on occasion ... we had quite a few named in my old Medieval Prog thread, but I can't remember most of them... I happen to love harpsichord in prog ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: May 12 2007 at 22:44
| Thanks for your input. You are right , harpsichord in prog would be damn good idea to look at , all those prog musicians should consider this amazing albeit complex instrument. Focus did very well with it on Hamburger Concerto . |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 00:03
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Hey Thomas,WOBBLER uses it on their debut,as well it's on "Lumpy Gravy" by ZAPPA. It's used on AREKNAMES album,not sure which one.Some of the proto-prog bands like GRACIOUS and IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY use it as well. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 00:21
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Tull may have used harpsichord, but then it could have been a synth sound emulating a harpsichord.
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 01:09
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ELP Still You Turn Me On. Keith played a harpischord live so I assume the one on the studio is also.
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 01:48
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Didn't Rick Wakeman use a harpsichord on the Yes song Madrigal, and I think you can hear one right at the end of Turn of the Century.
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 01:50
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Wakeman used some harpsichord on Siberian Khatru... really cool solo
------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 01:51
Yeah thats right, and I think he used some on Six Wives of King Henry ------------- |
Atomic_Rooster wrote:Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 01:54
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while not quite harpsichord, Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant made great use of the Clavinet
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Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 02:07
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Not quite progressive, but there was a completely classical Cd by a guitarist by the name of Yngwie Malmsteen that had a lot of harpsichord in it. The Cd is called "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat Minor Op. 1". Go listen to some samples of it maybe. It's all written like classical music, but with some electric guitars. It does have a lot of harpsichord in it though. |
Posted By: Pyk Owrno Zes
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 03:36
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Rick Wakeman uses a really good electric harpsichord/piano. John Evans from Tull uses harpsichord on the Life is a Long Song EP, and Thick as a Brick. and there's an electric one in Songs From the Wood, so most likely in Heavy Horses and Stormwatch to. As for lute, Martin Barre from Tull plays lute in Thick as a Brick and Songs from the Wood. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 04:17
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Harpsichords, real & fakes, spinet, cembalo: ../artist.asp?id=135 - Gryphon (both real and keyboard) ../artist.asp?id=1230 - Dr. Z (loads, and a real one) ../album.asp?id=155 - Il Balletto di Bronzo (Spinet) ../album.asp?id=641 - Jacula (probably keyboards) ../album.asp?id=14185 - Yugen (real Cembalo) And: Cressida, Trader Horne, Popol Vuh (several albums) , Alain Goraguer (La Planete Sauvage), Carpe Diem (Reincarnation, on debut), Quella Vecchia Locanda, Supersister (Pudding en Gisteren), Strawbs, Harmonium, Tortoise, Metamorfosi, Quartermass, BMS (some on debut), PFM, Phoenix (only some), Renaissance (keyboard, Turn of the Cards), Beggar's Opera (some on Pathfinder album), Amazing Blondel, ../album.asp?id=1182 - Il Rovescio Della Medaglia (keybord) Forest, Deep Purple (on Blind) +more of the italian symphonic prog bands. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 06:23
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Long live the harpsichord!
I totally agree with many of the recommendations given above. In particular, Rick Wakeman's solos on "Siberian Khatru" and "The Prisoner" (on NO EARTHLY CONNECTION and on several Wakeman compilations) are superb. (They turned me on to actual baroque harpsichord music!) In addition, there's some highly refined harpsichord playing on "Velvet Green" by Jethro Tull (a lovely mini-epic on their SONGS FROM THE WOOD album), on THE MATHEMATICIAN'S AIR DISPLAY by Pekka Pohjola and on Zappa's UNCLE MEAT (totally un-baroque but great fun). |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 06:31
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Check out the song "La fabbricante d'angeli" on Le Orme's Contrappunti. Tony Pagliuca plays a muted harpiscord which sounds very similar to a lute. So, you have both things in a single number! ------------- 
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 07:38
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We were here about a month ago wrt the harpsichord: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36512&KW=harpsichord Newbies and others are recommended to use the local search engine, since many subjects have been covered since the founding of PA. I believe it is better to concentrate insights, info etc. on a subject to a single thread if possible , i.e. have some form of knowledge base concentrated at one place, rather than having it spread and the risk of missing something that might be useful. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 10:40
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I can't say I know anyone since Bach or Martin Luther that played a lute...although it is a cool instrument and should be used in prog. Harpsichord however if you dig is in a few PFM - Appena un po - Good harpsichord with flute. Beautiful song! ELP - Still You Turn Me On - I wish Keith would play more harpsichord, it sounds beautiful against the 12 string on this one. My stuff - when I come out with an album I hope to incorporate the harpsichord a lot...it is a very interesting instrument! |
Posted By: explodingjosh
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 18:45
hey dick, do you go up to people in public and tell them to stop having their conversation because the topics are already covered on wikipedia, or because you had that same conversation with a friend a month ago and that they shouldve been there to hear it? ...i hope not (maybe you do) |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: May 13 2007 at 23:27
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Going for the one and the yes album (Yes) both featured those two ------------- 
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 00:03
Rick used a RMI electronic Piano and Harpsichord. I don't think he ever played and acoustic Harpsichord.
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Posted By: Inks
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 02:10
| Pain of Salvation's 12: 5 has some harpsichord. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 02:23
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Damn, all the Tull has been taken...unless there's some in the single "Strip Cartoon" that was tacked onto Too Old, but I could be remembering wrong.
Still, I can plug Keith Emerson's use of the harpsy-cord on ELP's first studio album. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 05:35
hey dick, do you go up to people in public and tell them to stop having their conversation because the topics are already covered on wikipedia, or because you had that same conversation with a friend a month ago and that they shouldve been there to hear it? ...i hope not (maybe you do) For goodness sake, read what I wrote with care, because I do believe you miss the point. In fact it is an invitation to add your insights to a single thread, NOT TO STOP ANY FORM OF DISCUSSION, for the reasons given! What was written up a month ago on PA is still on public record (and indeed many threads date from much earlier), and can be read and can be added to. Let's concentrate the information not dilute it. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Nowhere Man
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 17:31
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Emerson plays harpsichord on The Nice's first album, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack. At least, it says so according its page on this site; I've never heard that album.
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 17:43
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Jan Akkerman has played a lot of lute on his solo albums, starting with Profile. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 16:41
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But you`ll notice they`re all unaccompanied except for the short intro at the beginning of Hamburger Concerto and Britannia off Tabernakel. I read a couple of articles back in the seventies and he said that it was hard to keep in tune which is why he only played brief unaccompanied lute sections while touring with Focus in the seventies.
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Posted By: farflung
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 17:38
| Isn't it harpsichord on Jack-A-Lynn - a lovely Jethro Tull track on some of the greatest hits? |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 07:39
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I found lots of good harpsichord playin' in these albums:
- Dr. Z - "Three Parts to My Soul" - Jacula - "Tardo Pede in Magiam Versus" - Gracious - "Gracious!" - Trace - "Birds" -------------  
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 15:20
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Yeah! I forgot Van der Linden played harpsicord on that album. Got to dig it out.
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Posted By: EinTon
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 15:44
He also sometimes used the real Harpsichord! (For example: In a Glass House, Title Track, where in several parts he doubles the bassline with the harpsichord). |
Posted By: Nowhere Man
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 20:46
He also uses one (I don't know if it real or not) on Acquiring The Taste. I believe it is on the soft part of Wreck. -------------
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 20:49
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The wake has some seconds of harpsichord. XIV century Yamaha or Roland, I think. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: EinTon
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 21:26
| A harpsichord sound can also often be heard in Lacrymosa - Joy of the wrecked ship, but I believe it's a sample and not the real instrument. |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 06:46
I love that tune! But the electronic harpsichord sounds a tad too plastic to me... |
Posted By: maribor
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 14:57
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As for lute, I'm pretty sure Minimum Vital use it, along with other medieval instruments like theorbe,...
A lot of Italians use harpsichord, Trace, Gentle Giant, Happy the man,... ------------- Non mi svegliate |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 02:42
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Wasn't there was harpsichord at the very end of "Child in Time?" Hmm? I think the entire song is worth those precious few seconds. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 21 2007 at 10:59
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There's some Lute on Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's Of Natural History ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: pgryphon
Date Posted: June 06 2007 at 12:44
The RMI he used live (and of course some places in the studio - like the "piano" chords on the down-part (forget what it's called) of close to the edge, plus all over 6 wives), but on siberian kathru it's a real one in the studio-verion, no doubt. I'd also mention Banco del mutuo soccorso and Il revescio della medaglia, plus loads of other ita-prog-bands. |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: June 06 2007 at 19:24
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Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: June 08 2007 at 07:58
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Loads of Harpsichord on Sky's Sky 2, courtesy of Francis Monkman. Some of the tracks are exclusively classical harpsichord. ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |