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
Adams was most brazenly idiosyncratic, and surprising, in his 1982 work “Grand Pianola Music,” which begins in comfortable, Minimalist territory before giving way to a cascading excess and a sweeping melody both familiar and unplaceable.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Both of these surreal episodes contributed to Adams’s eclectic and playful “Grand Pianola Music.”
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
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 Kobbé, Gustav
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