piano

By Hector Berlioz writing of a possessed piano that plays itself, or by Kim Stanley Robinson’s fictional “Holywelkin’s Orchestra,” which turns mere thought into musical reality?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

A highlight is a circa 1874 Haine Brothers solid rosewood square grand piano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Indeed, her 1964 signature hit "Downtown", which sold millions and earned her a Grammy award, had no lyrics when she first heard composer Tony Hatch playing it on the piano.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Two years ago a long-term injury and surgery left Freya unable to play piano with her right hand.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

I’ll never learn to type or play the piano.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

How seriously to take the historical existence of cat pianos, according to the authors, is an open question.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

And it ends with Sabotage, where discordant pianos and jump-scare strings soundtrack her self-destruction.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

A cousin to self-playing player pianos, photoplayers automatically play music read out of perforated piano rolls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

When he played the piano, he shared how he had lost two much-loved pianos when his house burnt down in the LA fires earlier this year.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Anna smiled at all the lights, listening to the music from the drinking houses, the pianos, the phonographs, watching people, arm in arm, striding by in the crowded streets.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury