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![]() Flemish virginals by Hans Ruckers, 1583, Antwerp (Paris, Musée de la Musique). Note the inset keyboard placed left of centre. | |
Classification | Keyboard instrument |
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Playing range | |
C2/E2 to C6 (45 notes); some Italian models C2 to F6 (54 notes) | |
Related instruments | |
harpsichord, spinet, clavicytherium |
The virginals[a] is a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. It was popular in Europe during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods.
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