harmonium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of harmonium
1840–50; Latinization of Greek harmónion, neuter of harmónios harmonious
Vocabulary lists containing harmonium
Example Sentences
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The mixture of two pianos and harmonium creates a timbre that somehow manages to seem both eerie and comfortable, and the silences that surround the sounds are as important as the sounds themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
A big presence on stage, he was always surrounded by fellow musicians on Indian instruments like the harmonium and the three-stringed sarangi, and a jamboree of vocalists providing the drone of the tanpura.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
He showed Reuters video clips of him playing the harmonium and rubab, a string instrument, some of which were on social media.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
Magical Strings celebrates 44 years of annual Celtic yuletide concerts throughout the Northwest with concerts of dulcimers, concertina, accordion and more accompanied by the violin, cello, whistles, harmonium and harp.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
They sit in circles on the floor, singing songs by Nazrul and Tagore, passing a thick yellow clothbound book of lyrics among them as Dilip Nandi plays the harmonium.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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