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Definition of Clavier
1. Noun. A bank of keys on a musical instrument.
Group relationships: Accordion, Piano Accordion, Squeeze Box, Organ, Pipe Organ, Forte-piano, Piano, Pianoforte
Generic synonyms: Keyboard
2. Noun. A stringed instrument that has a keyboard.
Specialized synonyms: Cembalo, Harpsichord
Generic synonyms: Keyboard Instrument, Stringed Instrument
Definition of Clavier
1. n. The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
Definition of Clavier
1. Noun. (music) The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clavier
1. a keyboard instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clavier
Literary usage of Clavier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Pianoforte and Pianoforte Players by Oskar Bie, Ernest Edward Kellett, Edward Woodall Naylor (1899)
"These three problems—what the fingers can do, what the hands can do, and what
the clavier can do—are solved by Scarlatti with all the readiness of his ..."
2. Music (1894)
"W HEN the Practice clavier was first brought forward, it was advocated merely
... In several casual references previously made editorially to the clavier, ..."
3. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"THE GERMAN POLYPHONIC clavier SCHOOL. German Mastery of Polyphonic Music. ...
In the second half of the 16th century, the clavier was popular in Germany, ..."
4. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"School of St. Thomas, who led the way in composing both sonatas and suites for
clavier ; Johann Mattheson (1681-1722), Handel's friend, who wrote suites and ..."
5. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, Karl Klauser (1891)
"The sonatas were arranged, either in parts or as a whole, for the clavier or the
organ, and appear to almost better advantage in this way than in their ..."