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piano

[pee-an-oh, pyan-oh] / piˈæn oʊ, ˈpjæn oʊ /


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Cifarelli plans to bring Sonia-Wallace and his typewriter back to LAX in the coming months, and to invite a piano and other poets along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

"I was playing the piano while everyone else was watching rugby," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In one sense, it’s a simple and catchy tune, but backing vocals, toy piano, woodwinds and percussion give it the stuffed sonic maximalism characteristic of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For example, instead of a living room, they fashioned a swanky cocktail lounge complete with a custom bar, a Yamaha piano, and retro swivel chairs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Yeah, yeah. Anyway, she was giving a piano lesson to a girl who kept messing up. I got annoyed, and I was like, ‘Don’t you hear the next note?

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It includes three studios, offices, tons of recording equipment, including two grand pianos, lounges, and a kitchen that pointedly lacks a stove.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Crafty folks will often repurpose pianos for $100 to $500 or so.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

At this point, Mr. Dessner’s instantly identifiable studio techniques—stately pianos, dry and uninflected recordings captured up close, rushing builds when a song lurches toward a climax—have become shopworn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

And it ends with Sabotage, where discordant pianos and jump-scare strings soundtrack her self-destruction.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

And at the front, on a raised stage, were the first two baby grand pianos I’d ever laid eyes on, their giant hardwood tops propped open like black bird wings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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