multi-keyboardadj.n.
/ˌmʌltɪˈkiːbɔːd/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈkiˌbɔrd/; see also multi- comb. form. Music.
A. adj.
Making use of or incorporating two or more keyboards.
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multi-keyboard1975
1975 Melody Maker 4 Oct. 38/2 [Keith] Emerson pioneered the multi-keyboard technique.
1987 Los Angeles Times 24 July vi. 12/1 A multi-keyboard/percussion assault right out of the Philip Glass school of cascading arpeggios.
1999 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 18 May 11 I admit to spending hours with Wakeman and my headphones soaking up the pseudo-classical tones and multi-keyboard crescendoes.
B. n.
Originally: an electronic keyboard with the capability to produce many different sounds. Later: an electronic musical instrument with two or more keyboards.
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theremin1927
Martenot1931
trautonium1931
Ondium Martenot1936
Ondes musicales1938
Ondes1940
Ondes Martenot1940
monochord1956
synthesizer1957
Mellotron1963
Moog1967
electrophone1968
Stylophone1968
multi-keyboard1976
synth1976
keytar1979
Synclavier1979
1976 Sounds 11 Dec. 45/1 The ARP Omni..has eight presets capable of simulating strings, bass, electric piano, harpsichord and vibes... It is cheaper than the Polymoog and not quite as versatile, but is nevertheless a true multi-keyboard.
1986 Keyboard Player Mar. 25/1 (advt.) The new Yamaha MC series multi-keyboards are not just stunning to hear.
2000 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 20 Oct. 23 He brings his extensive background in rock, classical and new age music to the New Olympus theatre in An Audience with Rick Wakemanm, together with his multi-keyboards, when he will be on stage solo for the first time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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