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
John Cage’s short, Satie-esque “Experiences 1” and Conlon Nancarrow’s tango-like Study No. 6, originally for player piano, then introduced John Adams’ “Hallelujah Junction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
A player piano dashed out a Scott Joplin rag, its pep perfectly scoring the electric scene.
From New York Times • May 10, 2022
The diamonds of the backgammon board undulated like player piano keys.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
