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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John Adams is a particular specialty; Dudamel was the first to record his oratorio “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” and has led older pieces including “Grand Pianola Music.”
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023
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
Once booed, “Grand Pianola Music” is now wildly cheered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019
In the midst of the new, Adams’ “Grand Pianola Music,” with Marc-André Hamelin and Orli Shaham as piano soloists, was the one blast from the past.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2019
Right here, however, I must add that the company which manufactures the Pianola objects to the use of the word as a generic term.
From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Kobbé, Gustav
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