pianola

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“I think I said something wry in ‘Hallelujah Junction’ about wanting to take ‘Grand Pianola Music’ behind the barn and shoot it,” Adams said in a recent interview, referring to his 2008 memoir.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021

“Grand Pianola Music” The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Sound/Stage” series continues with sopranos Elissa Johnston and Holly Sedillos and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman in this dreamlike 1981 work by John Adams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021

Once booed, “Grand Pianola Music” is now wildly cheered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019

John Adams’s “Grand Pianola Music” uses tape loops; Courtney Bryan’s “Songs of Laughing, Smiling and Crying” involves YouTube recordings; George Lewis’s “Voyager,” in a revised version, relies on artificial intelligence.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2018

The nocturne comes to an end, your friend rises, greets your wondering look with a smile, and meets your amazed query with one word: "Pianola!"

From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Kobbé, Gustav