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

As a teenager, he thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if the player piano could play along with a silent movie?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

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

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

I love the ice cream here, but my favorite part of the place is the player piano.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt