player piano
Roll-operated musical instrument
A player piano is a piano that plays itself mechanically, using a roll of perforated paper that triggers the keys without human hands.
Popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before recorded music became widespread, these instruments allowed people to hear complex performances in their homes.
The paper rolls encoded the timing and duration of each note, and some systems could even reproduce the dynamics of an original performance.
Using pressurized gas
- rollList of names
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- vacuumAbsence of matter
perforations · spool · valve · pump · tubing · reservoir · rewind · soft-pedal
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- VictorianOf a prim era
- parlorFormal room for visitors
Prohibition-era · speakeasy · saloon · nickelodeon · old-fashioned · bygone · collectible · restoration
Syncopated piano genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- strideExtended single footstep
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
march · novelty · classical · hymn · syncopation · arrangement
Array of input keys
- stringsThin flexible lines
- hammersHeavy-headed striking tools
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
keys · cabinet · upright · grand · ivories · octave · tuning · felt
Carrying out a task
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- automaticOperating without intervention
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
dance-hall · brothel · tavern · restaurant · novelty · showpiece
Hole punched through something
- scrollWound document of parchment
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- recutTrim or shape again
pneumatic
Using pressurized gas
vacuum · perforations · spool · valve · pump · tubing · reservoir · rewind · soft-pedal · damper
antique
Old valued collectible
parlor · Prohibition-era · speakeasy · saloon · nickelodeon · old-fashioned · bygone · collectible · restoration · refinishing
ragtime
Syncopated piano genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- strideExtended single footstep
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
waltz · march · novelty · classical · hymn · syncopation · arrangement
keyboard
Array of input keys
soundboard · keys · cabinet · upright · grand · ivories · octave · tuning · felt · dampers
performance
Carrying out a task
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- automaticOperating without intervention
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
arcade · dance-hall · brothel · tavern · restaurant · novelty · showpiece
perforation
Hole punched through something
- scrollWound document of parchment
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- automatonsautomaton, automata, mechanical man, clockwork, mechanical turk
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- Pianofortepiano, soundboard, damper pedal, soft pedal, sustain pedal
- Early 1900sroaring twenties, flapper, jazz, speakeasy, prohibition
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, pianos, drum, drums
- keyboard instrumentsorgan, harpsichord, clavichord, spinet, virginal
player pianoconcert grand
Largest type of piano
upright piano · grand piano · fortepiano · harpsichord · keyboard instrument
player pianolive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live concert · piano recital · concert pianist · accompanist · session musician
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