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

Fukada, whose previous films include "Harmonium" and last year's "Love on Trial" about J-pop stars, counters that record revenue figures for the Japanese box office last year disguise struggles for independent auteurs like him.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

His piece Harmonium - based on poetry by John Donne and Emily Dickinson - will be performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Edward Gardner.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2017

Japanese thriller Harmonium, about a family falling apart, won the jury prize.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2016

The news of the evening was placing John Adams' "Harmonium" for chorus and orchestra between the two Beethoven works.

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