player piano
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The player piano and the phonograph not only introduced recorded music to a mass audience, they also prepared the way for machines to become integrated into musical creation.
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
The diamonds of the backgammon board undulated like player piano keys.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
