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

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

The elevator does not go to the clavier cabin.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2015

And then, the Cantorei itself—had not his cousin Frankh assured him that he would be taught singing and to play the clavier and violin by the best masters, in addition to Latin, writing, and cyphering?

From Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Rowbotham, Francis Jameson