Get to know Clavier better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like fingerboard or keyboard.
Clavier meaning
The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
Synonyms of Clavier
Using Clavier
- The main meaning on this page is: The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
- Useful related words include: piano keyboard, fingerboard, keyboard, klavier.
- In the example corpus, clavier often appears in combinations such as: well-tempered clavier, clavier and.
Context around Clavier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clavier
- In this selection, "clavier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tempered, anthony, book and bwv stand out and add context to how "clavier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include clavier and gois and law anthony clavier and his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clavier" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clavier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Clavier and Gois took them instead to Rue Haxo. (9 words)
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862, from Book One of The Well-Tempered Clavier. (15 words)
He is preceded in death by his father-in-law, Anthony Clavier, and his son-in-law, Daniel Carroll. (19 words)
Their renditions of J.S. Bach fugues and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" as vocals, "Jazz Sébastien Bach" (released in the U.S. as "Bach's Greatest Hits"), won a Grammy for Best Performance by a Chorus," and also won the group Best New Artist. (44 words)
Example and analysis The excerpt below, bars 7–12 of J. S. Bach's Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 illustrates the application of most of the characteristics described above. (39 words)
NBA The NBA illustrates its score editions with facsimiles from manuscripts or contemporary editions: for instance NBA Series IV Volume 4 ( Clavier-Übung III ) contains a facsimile of the title page of the 1739 first edition of that collection. (39 words)
Example sentences (10)
He is preceded in death by his father-in-law, Anthony Clavier, and his son-in-law, Daniel Carroll.
Their renditions of J.S. Bach fugues and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" as vocals, "Jazz Sébastien Bach" (released in the U.S. as "Bach's Greatest Hits"), won a Grammy for Best Performance by a Chorus," and also won the group Best New Artist.
Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862, from Book One of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Clavier and Gois took them instead to Rue Haxo.
Episode further Further entries of the subject follow this initial exposition, either immediately (as for example in Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 of the Well-Tempered Clavier ), or separated by episodes.
Example and analysis The excerpt below, bars 7–12 of J. S. Bach's Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 illustrates the application of most of the characteristics described above.
Mechanics A pianist playing Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major (BWV 868) from Bach 's The Well-Tempered Clavier on a grand piano When the key is struck, a chain reaction occurs to produce the sound.
NBA The NBA illustrates its score editions with facsimiles from manuscripts or contemporary editions: for instance NBA Series IV Volume 4 ( Clavier-Übung III ) contains a facsimile of the title page of the 1739 first edition of that collection.
Perhaps the most celebrated composer who wrote for the harpsichord was J. S. Bach (1685–1750), whose solo works (for instance, the Well-Tempered Clavier and the Goldberg Variations ), continue to be performed very widely, often on the piano.
Pieces are written in these extreme sharp or flat keys, however: for example, Bach 's Prelude and Fugue No. 3 from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 848 is in C major.
Common combinations with clavier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- well-tempered clavier 7×
- clavier and 3×