clavier

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He played the clavier and the harpsichord both.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016

The punningly titled device is not quite a well-tempered clavier, but sort of an automotive gamelan.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2016

The elevator does not go to the clavier cabin.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015

Mr. Lind’s console in the clavier cabin has pedals like an organ, but it is not outfitted with keys and stops; instead, it has wooden levers that are sometimes called batons.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015

There he remained for two years, making rapid progress in singing and in playing all sorts of instruments, among others the clavier, violin, organ, and drum.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)