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
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
A framed photo of Peter Pan soaring across Neverland stands high above his wooden player piano.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023
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
An older man dropped a coin into the player piano, which pushed out a quick song like the kind from a carousel.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
