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Violet Gordon-Woodhouse

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British harpsichordist and clavichordist (1872-1948)

United KingdomLived 1872 to 1948 · aged 75
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Violet Gordon-Woodhouse was a British keyboard player. She specialised in the harpsichord and clavichord, and was influential in bringing both instruments back into fashion. She was the first person to record the harpsichord, and the first to broadcast harpsichord music.

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The memorial to Violet Gordon-Woodhouse on the wall of the church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex.The memorial to Violet Gordon-Woodhouse on the wall of the church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1872 to 1948 · aged 75
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