pianola

Example Sentences

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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

From that perspective, the finale of “Grand Pianola Music” seems hardly outrageous or unusual — or at all deserving of its initial reception.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021

Indeed, a publication by IRCAM, the avant-garde French electronic-music institute founded by Pierre Boulez, compared “Grand Pianola Music” to the America of Disney and McDonald’s.

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

Right here, however, I must add that the company which manufactures the Pianola objects to the use of the word as a generic term.

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