Split sharp
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split-sharp-161-8731554
title:
Split sharp
text:
A split sharp is a kind of key found in some early keyboard instruments, such as the harpsichord, clavichord, or organ. It is a musical key divided in two, with separately depressible front and back sections, each sounding its own pitch. The particular keys that were split were those that play the sharps and flats on the standard musical keyboard. Split sharp. A sharp key divided or 'split' into two parts: the front part is about one third the length of the whole. Usually the back part is set sl
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Keyboard key divided in two
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_sharp
date created:
2009-07-24T15:56:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T07:03:27Z
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