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
For the most part, though, “Grand Pianola Music” isn’t so grand.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
“I think I said something wry in ‘Hallelujah Junction’ about wanting to take ‘Grand Pianola Music’ behind the barn and shoot it,” Adams said in a recent interview, referring to his 2008 memoir.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
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
My book, "How to Appreciate Music," in the chapter devoted to the pianoforte, contains a paragraph relating to the Pianola and its influence in popularizing music and stimulating musical taste.
From The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players by Gustav Kobbé
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