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pianola

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pianola.

Editorial note

My thought was around a pianola and what could you do if you used all the notes more frequently.

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Quick take

(music) A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pianola gathered in one view.

noun

(music) A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist.

noun

(bridge) A hand that is easy to play, i.e. one that "plays itself".

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pianola.

noun

(music) A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist.

Example sentences

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My thought was around a pianola and what could you do if you used all the notes more frequently.

2

An Oramics based drawing system would be great along with a Nancarrow inspired pianola system!

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This reminds me of the similar joy of stumbling across a pianola museum in Amsterdam.

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I know the guy because I once found a pianola somewhere and it ended up in his museum.

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The pondering brought me to Grand Pianola Music by John Adams.

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The Amsterdam pianola museum has some Rachmaninov recorded by Rachmaninov.

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Next step is to rig up some mechanisms to pull the keys down and we have a modern day pianola that can improvise.

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I've seen pianola rolls and even played one as a child.

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I'll continue to get my music via snail mail pianola rolls.

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You know, punched cards and/or pianola rolls was the first thing I thought of watching you piano video when you mentioned wanting to record it.

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Then proprietary software must surely be a pianola (a player piano that plays automatically): it plays alone, but it is always the same song and you cannot change a note.

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When I delivered it there he took me through the rooms and showed me his machines, one by one and I told him I could close my eyes and pick out any pianola compared to the 'real' thing (a person playing).

Quote examples

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I often use the term "pianola" to search the Vinted plataform for keyboards.

2

Dionysian qualities: sensuality, mystery, nostalgia, ecstasy, transcendency.” What I heard, in John Adams’s Grand Pianola Music, was an attempt to reduce me to an autonomic nervous system.

Proper noun examples

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Pianola Bot: Delilah runs a house of ill repute in back.

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Or -ola a few decades before - Pianola, Motorola, Victrola, Crayola, Granola, Cola...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pianola in a sentence?

My thought was around a pianola and what could you do if you used all the notes more frequently.

What does pianola mean?

(music) A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist.

What part of speech is pianola?

pianola is commonly used as noun.