player piano
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The player piano and the phonograph not only introduced recorded music to a mass audience, they also prepared the way for machines to become integrated into musical creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
His parents had a player piano in the living room, and at a young age Rinaudo learned how to service it when it needed repairs.
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
Glass does appear briefly, in the form of a Steinway Spirio piano — an instrument that can record sound and touch then reproduce it, like an advanced player piano.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
The diamonds of the backgammon board undulated like player piano keys.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
