Pianos

And then sonically, we heard the cue to pianos, which is why this band gets compared - one of the reasons why it gets compared to Springsteen a lot. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Several other improvements were made by him, the most important of which was the invention, in 1845, of the circular scale for square pianos, which is now in general use in this country and in Europe. ❋ McCabe, Jr James D (1887)

And while the category of computer music products fared best last year, growing by about 15%, sales of some more traditional instruments suffered, such as pianos, which dropped more than 18%. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In Dayton and other cities it was found that volunteer contributions were readily made by manufacturers of, or dealers in, trade-marked articles, such as pianos, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, electrical equipment, etc. ❋ Mrs W.B. Meloney (1941)

Autumn skies, a journey by train, pianos, meaningless football on the telly, a deck of cards: all those things I loved and lost, and now I can fall in love with all over again. ❋ Mark Rice-Oxley (2010)

You can also add in samples by selecting the upper right decks, including vocal stabs, drum loops, and instruments, such as pianos and guitars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It might work better with instruments that have distinct, uniform pitches, such as pianos or harpsichords. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This simulates the way stringed keyboard instruments such as pianos are tuned, attempting to find a more constant tuning balance between high and low notes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Exceptions for some items with small amounts of ivory, such as pianos, will be made, though the items must have been made before 1900. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I hate these finnicking, soft and love-sick instruments, such as pianos, guitars and some others they play on now-a-days. ❋ Henry C. Watson (N/A)

Jennie Rogers, the “Queen of the Colorado Underworld,” owned several opulent brothels in Denver that featured ceiling-to-floor mirrors, crystal chandeliers, oriental rugs, marble tables, and grand pianos. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Many discovered pianos and invented a music called ragtime that set millions of white feet dancing. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

The best-known pieces are the six Studies, which were arranged by Bizet for piano duet and by Debussy for two pianos, and in Trotter's performances it is those six pieces that emerge as the most memorable, too. ❋ Andrew Clements (2010)

Whether standing in awe as pianos, trombones, and other instruments float through the imaginary air -- or questioning the identities of the black crows that Brodsky later realizes symbolize his parents -- Khrzhanovskiy's vivid imagination brings some much needed levity to his often ponderous film. ❋ George Heymont (2011)

That was the question posed at Historic Dumbarton Church on Saturday night, when Andrius Zlabys and Adam Neiman aimed their pianos at each other and, alternating back and forth, juxtaposed the two. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ringo Starr as the pope (wearing cowboy boots), Rick Wakeman as an Aryan Frankenstein, flame-throwing pianos, nude women worshipping a glowing obelisk, voodoo dolls, penile pole-dancing, mock-Chaplin scenes … ❋ Unknown (2009)

That he liked Antheil's music with its brash collision of jazz, serial music and industrial sounds, replete with airplane propellers and a mixture of mechanical pianolas and "human-played" pianos, may have been due more to his friendship with the composer — or perhaps a gleeful delight at the riots it caused in concert halls across Europe. ❋ Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim (2010)