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Clavier

The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.

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Cembalo 76% connected

An old name for the harpsichord.

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Harpsichord 76% connected

A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provi…

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Keyboard 76% connected

The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys of an organ, typewriter, etc.

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Accordion 70% connected

A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.

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Organ 70% connected

An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers…

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Piano 70% connected

Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)

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Pianoforte 70% connected

A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension,…

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