clavier
noun
cla·vier
klə-ˈvir 
ˈklā-vē-ər
ˈklā-vē-ər
ˈkla-
1
: the keyboard of a musical instrument
2
[German Klavier, from French clavier]
: an early keyboard instrument
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His immaculate Bach playing has long served as a hallmark of the pianist’s artistry, and his F minor concerto stood as a model of how to make music written for clavier work convincingly on a modern instrument.
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John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017
Among the boy’s notable skills was the capacity to perform brilliantly on the clavier, even when the keyboard was covered with a cloth.
—Jonathan Rosenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017
As the historian Paul Johnson recounts in Mozart: A Life, Mozart began playing the clavier at age 4 and was composing at 5.
—David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2015
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John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2017
Among the boy’s notable skills was the capacity to perform brilliantly on the clavier, even when the keyboard was covered with a cloth.
—Jonathan Rosenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2017
As the historian Paul Johnson recounts in Mozart: A Life, Mozart began playing the clavier at age 4 and was composing at 5.
—David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2015
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“Clavier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clavier. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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