A musician who plays keyboard instruments, particularly skilled at playing the clavier.
From 'clavier' (keyboard) plus '-ist' (one who plays), used to describe keyboard specialists from the baroque era onward.
A clavierist wasn't limited to one instrument—they could play harpsichord, organ, clavichord, piano, and switch between them, making them the most versatile musicians in the orchestra.
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