clavier

Thân thiện

A musician plays a beautiful melody on the clavier.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A keyboard for a musical instrument: A set of keys arranged in a specific order, typically for playing instruments like the piano, harpsichord, or organ.
   • A stringed keyboard instrument: Historically, this term can refer to the keyboard itself or to a specific type of early stringed instrument played with a keyboard, such as a clavichord or harpsichord.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The pianist gently touched the clavier, producing a soft melody. (The pianist gently touched the keyboard, producing a soft melody.)
  • The museum displayed a beautifully restored 18th-century clavier. (The museum displayed a beautifully restored 18th-century keyboard instrument.)

Advanced Usage

• "Clavier" in historical context: Often used in discussions of Baroque and early Classical music to refer to keyboard instruments or their music.
  • Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" is a seminal collection of preludes and fugues. (Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" is a seminal collection of preludes and fugues.)

Variants and Related Words

• Clavichord (n): A quiet, early stringed keyboard instrument where the strings are struck by metal tangents.
• Harpsichord (n): A plucked-string keyboard instrument common in the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
• Keyboard (n): The general set of keys on a musical instrument or computer.

Synonyms

• Keyboard: The set of keys on a piano, organ, or similar instrument.
• Manual: Specifically refers to the keyboard of a pipe organ played with the hands.

Related Phrases

• "Clavier music": Music written specifically for keyboard instruments.
  • She specializes in performing Baroque clavier music. (She specializes in performing Baroque keyboard music.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
2. a bank of keys on a musical instrument

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Klavier
• piano keyboard
• fingerboard