Keyboard instrument: meaning, definitions and examples
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keyboard instrument
[ ˈkiː.bɔːd ˈɪn.strə.mənt ]
musical instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these instruments is the piano.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The harpsichord and the organ are also examples of keyboard instruments.
- She started learning to play the keyboard instrument when she was just five years old.
- The keyboard instrument produces sound by pressing keys that trigger hammers to strike strings or pipes.
- Keyboard instruments are widely used in classical music, jazz, and popular music.
- Many composers have written music specifically for keyboard instruments.
Translations
Translations of the word "keyboard instrument" in other languages:
🇵🇹 instrumento de teclado
🇮🇳 कीबोर्ड वाद्ययंत्र
🇩🇪 Tasteninstrument
🇮🇩 alat musik keyboard
🇺🇦 клавішний інструмент
🇵🇱 instrument klawiszowy
🇯🇵 キーボード楽器
🇫🇷 instrument à clavier
🇪🇸 instrumento de teclado
🇹🇷 klavye enstrümanı
🇰🇷 건반 악기
🇸🇦 آلة لوحة المفاتيح
🇨🇿 klávesový nástroj
🇸🇰 klávesový nástroj
🇨🇳 键盘乐器
🇸🇮 klaviaturni inštrument
🇮🇸 hljóðfæri með lyklaborði
🇰🇿 пернелі аспап
🇬🇪 კლავიშური ინსტრუმენტი
🇦🇿 klaviatura aləti
🇲🇽 instrumento de teclado
Word origin
The history of keyboard instruments dates back to ancient times, with the earliest known keyboard instrument being the hydraulis, a type of pipe organ used in ancient Greece. Over the centuries, keyboard instruments have evolved and diversified, with the piano becoming one of the most popular and widely played instruments. The invention of the piano by Bartolomeo Cristofori in the early 18th century revolutionized keyboard instrument design and paved the way for the modern piano as we know it today.