Virginals

Virginals
Flemish virginals by Hans Ruckers, 1583, Antwerp (Paris, Musée de la Musique). Note the inset keyboard placed left of centre.
Classification Keyboard instrument
Playing range
C2/E2 to C6 (45 notes); some Italian models C2 to F6 (54 notes)
Related instruments
harpsichord, spinet, clavicytherium

The virginals 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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