harpejji
UK/hɑː(ɹ)ˈpɛ.d͡ʒi/US/hɑrˈpɛ.d͡ʒi/
harpejji noun: an electrophonic string instrument.
Noun
harpejji (plural harpejjis)
- An electrophonic string instrument.
- While playing the harpejji (a relatively new instrument that mashes up guitar and keyboard), he made a speech about equality and love and then sang Curtis Mayfield’s ”People Get Ready,“ segued into the instrumental lark “Tequila” and topped it off with a taste of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make...2015 March 30, Jon Bream, “Concert review: Stevie Wonder at Target Center: Just a wonderful performance”, in Star Tribune, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2024
- The company has sold about 500 harpejjis since 2019, the same number sold in the previous 12 years combined — no doubt helped by ongoing exposure and public adoration from Wonder, as well as musicians like Harry Connick Jr., who played a harpejji at last year’s lighting of the Rockefeller Center...2022 June 7, Danny Freedman, “What it takes to invent a new musical instrument”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2024
Forms of harpejji
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Origin of harpejji
Coined by American audio engineer Tim Meeks in 2007, from Italian arpeggio.
Words that rhyme with harpejji
Questions about harpejji
- What does harpejji mean?
- Harpejji means an electrophonic string instrument.
- What part of speech is harpejji?
- Harpejji is a noun.
- How do you pronounce harpejji?
- Harpejji is pronounced /hɑː(ɹ)ˈpɛ.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of harpejji?
- The plural of harpejji is harpejjis.
Words near harpejji in the dictionary
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