Satono Norizuki

What is a clavisimbalum?

Sumer is icumen in (English Medieval Music)

Tuning a harpsichord. 🎹

“I Am Mozart, Too” is a picture book biography that sheds light on Nannerl. The book portrays Nannerl as a child prodigy and a secret composer, highlighting her musical talent and the challenges she faced as a female musician in a male-dominated society.

This magnificent French doubled-manual harpsichord was made by Francois-Etienne Blanchet II, Paris in 1765, just one year before he died. The elaborated legs are beautifully carved and gilded. @浜松楽器博物館

Photo: Steinway & Sons

A miniature paper Italian virginal. How cute! 😁🎹

Claviorganum, 1598, German. This musical instrument incorporates an organ (the lower keyboard manual) and a virginal (the upper) into a tabletop chest of drawers.

The colorful soundboard makes me smile. 🎶 😄

Virgin and Child

These beautiful harpsichords are perfect for this lovely room!

This angel plays a gittern, an ancestor of the guitar. “Musical Angel” in the 15th Century, France.

A clavisimbalum, a medieval harpsichord. The tone of the instrument is delicate yet expressive. Surprisingly it goes well with traditional Japanese musical instruments!

Recording Project for “Patterns of Plants: the 26th Collection.” Composed by Mamoru Fujieda in 2017.

This exquisite piano was made around 1840 in London.