player piano

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The phonograph and the player piano together brought technological musical reproduction into the home in the early 1900s.

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

A player piano dashed out a Scott Joplin rag, its pep perfectly scoring the electric scene.

From New York Times • May 10, 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