keyboard instrument

Other forms: keyboard instruments

Definitions of keyboard instrument

1. noun

   a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
   types:

   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

   type of:

   instrument, musical instrument

   any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds