pianola

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John Adams is a particular specialty; Dudamel was the first to record his oratorio “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” and has led older pieces including “Grand Pianola Music.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

“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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019

For this reason the term Pianola was used in the paragraph referred to and now is employed in this book; and, for the same reason, this book is called "The Pianolist."

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