Other Words from clavier

clavierist \ klə-ˈvir-ist

; ˈklā-vē-ə-rist , ˈkla- \ noun

clavieristic \ klə-ˌvi-ˈri-stik

; ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈri-stik , ˌkla- \ adjective

Examples of clavier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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. — 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

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