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keyboard instrument

DEFINITIONS OF: keyboard instrument

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n a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard

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accordion, piano accordion, squeeze box
a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
celesta
a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
clavichord
an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
Klavier, clavier
a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
organ, pipe organ
wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
forte-piano, piano, pianoforte
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
synthesiser, synthesizer
(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
grand, grand piano
a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
cembalo, harpsichord
a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
Pianola, mechanical piano, player piano
a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
upright, upright piano
a piano with a vertical sounding board
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instrument, musical instrument
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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