player piano

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The phonograph and the player piano together brought technological musical reproduction into the home in the early 1900s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Rinaudo spent the next few years searching for one, cold-calling player piano sellers, theater owners and antique shops.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Any piece for so many pianos is bound to call to mind Conlon Nancarrow, an American composer who wrote vastly complex music for the player piano.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The often-uneven payouts for artists and their record labels can also be traced to the early 1900s with another advancement in music technology: the player piano.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

The diamonds of the backgammon board undulated like player piano keys.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides