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  • noun Plural form of pianist.

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Examples

  • In 2009, Parliament installed a new high-tech electronic voting system to prevent what were known as "pianists," members who would hit two buttons at once to vote for their absentee colleagues. called Ileana Argentin, a disabled member of the opposition, a "stupid cripple," after she protested that coalition members had tried to prevent her aide from applauding in her stead, since she was not able to use her hands.

    NYT > Global Home By RACHEL DONADIO 2011

  • The piece is notoriously difficult for pianists, which is one reason it never caught fire with either performers or the public.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • The piece is notoriously difficult for pianists, which is one reason it never caught fire with either performers or the public.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • The piece is notoriously difficult for pianists, which is one reason it never caught fire with either performers or the public.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • With her warm, intimate style of jazz, Margeaux has become a regular on the Paris jazz scene, accompanied by brilliant musicians such as pianists Alain Jean-Marie and Olivier Hutman.

    AvaxHome 2010

  • $wp_user_search = new WP_User_Search ( '', '', 'pianists');

    WordPress › Support » Recent Posts Xephan 2010

  • Berlin had learned syncopation by listening to ragtime pianists at a Chinatown nightclub where he worked as a waiter.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • I hope the department stores will rethink their decision to forgo the live pianists.

    Family 2009

  • And now I read that even some department stores are giving up on live pianists.

    Family 2009

  • When I was out promoting this book I did 1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die, I encountered several solo pianists and small combos who'd mastered the art of playing the room, ie., meeting the expectations of the establishment--nothing too loud or unruly, etc., while also cultivating a creative, some would say "subversive," music atmosphere.

    Mike Ragogna: Rough & Tumble, Stick & Stones, Moon Hotels & More: Conversations with John Waite, Jason Reeves, and Tom Moon, Plus Friday's Free George Harrison Concert Mike Ragogna 2011

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