harmonium

American  

[hahr-moh-nee-uhm] / hɑrˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.

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harmonium British  

/ hɑːˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate

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Etymology

Origin of harmonium

1840–50; Latinization of Greek harmónion, neuter of harmónios harmonious

Example Sentences

Based on poetry by John Donne and Emily Dickinson, Harmonium is a complex work featuring hundreds of "human voices riding upon waves of rippling sound," in Adams' own words.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2017

In the summer of 1978, the composer James Tenney was in Toronto preparing the premiere of his latest work, Harmonium #5, dedicated to his mentor, John Cage.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2016

The tradition of an outdoor spectacular - established last year with the Harmonium Project - is continued, this time with Edinburgh Castle and its rock taking centre stage.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2016

"Harmonium" begins with soft, muttered, pulsating repetitions by the chorus on the word "no," which becomes "ne" and then "never" for Donne's "Negative Love," the first of several swirling, growing orchestral swells.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2014

I only received the above-mentioned work here yesterday, and send it you today together with the "Ave Maria" for Harmonium and Meyer's excellent "Manual of Universal Knowledge."

From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Bache, Constance