cla·vier | \ klə-ˈvir 
; ˈklā-vē-ər , ˈkla- \
; ˈklā-vē-ər , ˈkla- \Definition of clavier
1 : the keyboard of a musical instrument
2
[German Klavier, from French clavier] : an early keyboard instrument
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clavierist \ klə-ˈvir-ist ; ˈklā-vē-ə-rist , ˈkla- \ noun
; ˈklā-vē-ə-rist , ˈkla- \ nounclavieristic \ klə-ˌvi-ˈri-stik ; ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈri-stik , ˌkla- \ adjective
; ˌklā-vē-ə-ˈri-stik , ˌkla- \ adjectiveExamples 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.
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David Z. Hambrick, Scientific American, "What Makes a Prodigy?," 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.
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John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Schiff moves with conviction from piano bench to CSO podium," 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.
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Jonathan Rosenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Mozart: The Man Revealed' explores a life infused with as much drama as any opera," 8 Sep. 2017
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The first known use of clavier was in 1694
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