Pianola
Americannoun
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(lowercase) a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
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(lowercase) something that is very easy to do or accomplish.
noun
Example Sentences
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If audiences were slow to accept “Grand Pianola Music,” it may have been because they didn’t know what to make of its puckish rebelliousness.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
Indeed, a publication by IRCAM, the avant-garde French electronic-music institute founded by Pierre Boulez, compared “Grand Pianola Music” to the America of Disney and McDonald’s.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
“Grand Pianola Music” The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Sound/Stage” series continues with sopranos Elissa Johnston and Holly Sedillos and mezzo-soprano Kristen Toedtman in this dreamlike 1981 work by John Adams.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021
Once booed, “Grand Pianola Music” is now wildly cheered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019
The nocturne comes to an end, your friend rises, greets your wondering look with a smile, and meets your amazed query with one word: "Pianola!"
From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Kobbé, Gustav
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