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

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

Luce, in collaboration with metals fabricator A. Zahner Co., also designed a ceiling canopy for the lobby, titled “Suspended Refrain,” which harkens to the geometric patterns of player piano rolls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Because the apartment is located right on top of the steakhouse, I can hear the noisy player piano in the bar every night as I fall asleep.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling