Crossword clues for claves
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clavis \Cla"vis\, n.; pl. L. Claves, E. Clavises. [L.] A key; a glossary. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pair of hardwood sticks used in making music, 1928, from American Spanish claves (plural), from Spanish clave "keystone," from Latin clavis "key" (see slot (n.2)).
Wiktionary
n. (context musical instruments English) (plural of clave English) Claves are a percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Wikipedia
Claves (, Anglicized pronunciation: ) are a percussion instrument ( idiophone), consisting of a pair of short (about , thick dowels. Traditionally they are made of wood, typically rosewood, ebony or grenadilla. In modern times they are also made of fibreglass or plastics.
When struck they produce a bright clicking noise. Claves are sometimes hollow and carved in the middle to amplify the sound.
Claves are very important in Cuban music, such as the son and guaguancó. They are often used to play a repeating rhythmic figure throughout a piece, known as clave, a key pattern (or guide-pattern, timeline patter, phrasing referent,'' bell pattern'') that is also found in African music and Brazilian music. Among the better known rock recordings featuring claves are the Beatles' recording " And I Love Her," and " Magic Bus" by the Who.
Steve Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood is written for five pairs of claves.
The Cuban Overture of George Gershwin includes claves.
Usage examples of "claves".
All the other thetes, coarcted into the tacky little claves belonging to their synthetic phyles, turning up their own mediatrons to drown out the Senderos, setting off firecrackers or guns- he could never tell them apart- and a few internal-combustion hobbyists starting up their primitive full-lane vehicles, the louder the better.