| 单词 | upright piano |
| 例句 | In one far corner an upright piano loomed; in another sat a rolltop desk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the front room were two sofas, an upright piano, and a tiny artificial Christmas tree which had been there, decorated and dustladen, for two years. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right-hand wall between the door and the brown chair stood a black upright piano with a dusty brown bench. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Sitting at Robbie’s upright piano, I was quick to pick up the scales—that osmosis thing was real—and I threw myself into filling out the sight-reading work sheets she gave me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The demons call it an upright piano,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Three days later, while Lori and I were sitting at Grandma’s old upright piano trying to teach each other to play, we heard heavy, uneven footsteps at the front door. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside the house Onofre had a large library of both Spanish and English detective novels, an upright piano, and the best reception on his mammoth color TV set of anyone in the county. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Dutchy showed an interest in the dusty upright piano the widower’s wife used to play, he got it tuned and found a teacher to come to the farm to give him lessons. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z His two rooms were furnished only with an upright piano, a straight chair, a small table and an unmade double bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as we get inside, I see it—a beautiful, shiny, wooden upright piano. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Stella slipped into her own seat, next to the upright piano that Mrs. Grayson plinked out hymns and folk songs and ballads on. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Glass shattered, and the keys of the old upright piano jangled. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At the wedding, on a brown upright piano in the church, she’d put a big picture of her dad. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was an upright piano in the far corner of the room beyond the wooden tables and Bill went over and started to play. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z On weekend evenings they gathered around the old upright piano in the club’s parlor and sang for hours as Don Hume tore through jazz tunes, show tunes, blues, and ragtime. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Here in the parsonage, sitting in a cane-bottomed chair near an upright piano and drinking homemade whiskey poured from a mayonnaise jar, it was real. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked sort of like an upright piano, and used punch cards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In the center of the room is a big wooden upright piano. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Early on in the show, visitors encounter a room devoted to analog communications devices from past decades: Burroughs’s Underwood typewriter, a manual model with the profile of an upright piano. The Beats’ Countercultural Ferment Still Bubbles, in Paris 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Its cheer is a match for their house, warmed on the inside by an upright piano, a plump sofa facing the weathered wood fireplace, and family portraits lining the walls. These Young Adult Novels Come With Back Stories: The Authors’ Own 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Just after nine, Campilongo backed away from the woman he was talking with, skirted two empty tables, and stepped up onto the stage and past an upright piano without breaking his sentence. A Telecaster Master at the Living Room 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The upright piano is one of two from the film in which actor and singer Dooley Wilson sang "As Time Goes By," the signature song for lovers played by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Play it again: 'Casablanca' piano to be sold at auction 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The centerpiece of the space is an eight-harness wooden loom the size of an upright piano. The Textile Artist Employing Centuries-Old Practices and Pop Culture Imagery 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Every time I ran past her old upright piano, I would slam all the keys at the same time. My Prison Cell: Learning to Hear on a Cardboard Piano 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Two women in patterned dresses sit at an upright piano; the artist’s handsome father is shown in his sailor’s uniform and then, in another photograph, in drag. Review: Frye show strikes balance between family history, social commentary 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Young moved to an upright piano for "Singer Without a Song," a melancholy tune during which a young woman with a guitar meandered about the stage, adding a theatrical touch. Neil Young and band deliver two-hours of powerful jams 2012-11-11T22:07:01Z Tharp’s mother was born on a farm, no electricity, the sole luxury an upright piano. Twyla Tharp: The possibilities are endless 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Somebody is holding the music, and that’s the idea of how I want this tour to be: sitting outside, windy, somebody holding the music, an upright piano, and a lot of people coming around. Amit Peled, Cellist, Walks in the Footsteps of Pablo Casals 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z For Spellbound, Ward shipped his old upright piano from Harlem and placed it in the center of the shack. Nari Ward’s “So-Called” at the SCAD Museum of Art 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Another illustration depicts the same black cat napping atop a black upright piano as Simler notes, “His hearing is very sharp.” Are You a Dog Person or a Cat Person? Or Hamster, or Turtle, or ... 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The following morning when I got up and there was an upright piano pirouetting on the end of the diving board. Hollies miss Hall of Fame honour 2010-03-13T16:59:00Z Before becoming famous, he used an upright piano as the headboard to his bed, and would play it backward when ideas struck. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The composer and musician Conor Mitchell is onstage throughout, standing next to an upright piano on which he plays dissonant, fragmented melodies that strive anxiously for harmony. Review: ‘Tuesday’s at Tesco’s,’ With Simon Callow, on a Transgender Woman’s Travail 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The cabin had everything he needed, and no more: an upright piano, a desk overlooking the water and a couch for naps. House calls: Inside the homes of Europe’s top artists 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z At the end of the corridor, where the rooms have upright pianos, a thin lad, Arson Fahim, 14, played a Mozart sonata. Afghanistan National Institute of Music Students to Tour U.S. 2013-02-01T21:18:01Z Prior to the first play, the audience is invited to sing along with engaging turn-of-the-century songs played on an upright piano by Carol Schultz. Review: 2 J.M. Barrie comedies smart, breezy 2013-05-07T21:01:15Z There was an upright piano in the living room. Bernie Taupin Tells the Story Behind 1972’s ‘Rocket Man’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z In October 2020, Hopkins sat at the polished upright piano in the corner of his own studio, improvising to his first impressions of Dass’s words. Jon Hopkins’s Psychedelic Journey to a New Way of Creating Music 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “You got options,” he chanted as Moran plotted out licks on an upright piano. Jason Moran and Q-Tip usher in the Kennedy Center’s hip-hop era. 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Next to the microphone stand, an upright piano collected dust. Inside the Brutal World of Comedy Open Mikes 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z It has Cash and Carter Family memorabilia on the walls, an 1889 Steinway upright piano and assorted recording rooms presided over by stuffed deer and fish. Loretta Lynn Mines a Legacy of Heartaches and High Notes 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z There’s also a dusty upright piano, whose presence is echoed by an upstage forest of ropes that resemble piano wires. ‘Into the Woods,’ Stripped Down by Fiasco Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z About halfway through his one-man show “Concert,” the dancer Colin Dunne sits down at an upright piano and plunks out a tune. ‘Riverdance’ Was Years Ago. Colin Dunne Makes Quiet Music Now. 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The Druckers pulled their cars out of the garage and replaced them with an upright piano and drum set. They became MTV stars by playing rockabilly. Now, 40 years later, the Stray Cats are ready for a comeback. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The upright piano he no longer uses but is a touchstone, he said, “to what really matters.” What It’s Like Self-Isolating in a Studio Apartment 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The sustained fun began only after the curtain rose for the second act to find him playing a tinny upright piano on a nightclub set. Music Review: Harry Connick Jr. Performs on Broadway 2010-07-16T21:19:00Z There are odd touches, like a black upright piano that sits at stage left, where we see flashbacks of a younger Elsa practicing while a stern Ortrud stands over her. Review: Kaufmann triumphs as La Scala's Lohengrin 2012-12-12T13:42:19Z Nor, in abjuring technical tricks, does he give us anything worth paying attention to between scenes unless you like watching an upright piano get wheeled around. Review: An ‘As You Like It’ That Is More Prose Than Poetry 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Near us, atop an antique upright piano, a sign-up sheet revealed the tarot-card reader — doing consultations in a concealed corner — was fully booked that Tuesday evening. Chasing Yukon magic: Fall under the spell of the northern lights and all northwestern Canada has to offer 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Or to be more precise, the space where their living room should be is dominated by two manual looms the size of upright pianos, leaving no room for furniture. Mark Barrow and Sarah Parke’s Homespun Abstractions 2012-11-11T22:48:11Z They moved the entire school to the countryside - including all the upright pianos - twice, after returning to Hanoi for a period when things seemed calmer. Vietnam matriarch, now 92, spread piano culture 2011-02-27T17:16:04Z Hair slicked and smile set to dazzle, Duke Ellington is standing at an upright piano when “Hot Chocolate” opens, conducting a band that’s already swinging. The Swinging, Jamming Musical Charms of 1940s Soundies 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The new owners saved the old-fashioned sign and an upright piano from the previous location. Drama Book Shop Sets a Fresh Start in a New Locale 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Music director Meadows plays an upright piano with his back to us; his nimble hands up and down the keyboard are a good show on their own. Review | Signature’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ ’ takes a while to get jazzed up 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z In another, Gisele MacKenzie does a perfect “Sound of Music” leap — arms outstretched, mouth open — next to an upright piano. Last Chance: Philippe Halsman?s Jumpers at Laurence Miller 2010-05-23T23:30:00Z A turn of the century upright piano that Ben Folds helped her find sits next to the entrance. ACM nominee engineer Gena Johnson crafts hit records 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z But on this tour, with Mr. Adams onstage alone with two guitars, an upright piano and a harmonica, even songs that he recorded with a full band have had their defenses removed. Music Review: Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-07T22:57:44Z Then came a version the size of an upright piano. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Valhalla Machine 2010-09-17T16:10:00Z An upright piano and a drum kit were already in the room. Play It Again (for the First Time) 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z During one early rehearsal, Jones spoke of George Balanchine and Fred Astaire while Parker, her frame narrow and taut, stretched at a barre near an upright piano. How a new dance gets made: Behind the scenes at American Contemporary Ballet 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z A harpsichord, a theorbo and a viola da gamba sound alongside an upright piano and an electric organ. A Queer Revolutionary Classic Book, Now Onstage With Music 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Among the musical instruments at the loft are two upright pianos — one, Mr. Batmanglij noted, a Challen upright like the one the Beatles used at Abbey Road Studios. Vampire Weekend’s Evolution in ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ 2013-05-08T12:00:18Z Set designer Stephen Gifford throws in some Art Deco embellishments and places an upright piano at the ready. Fats Waller says he 'Ain't Misbehavin',' but the party's going strong at La Mirada Theatre 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Handwritten sheet music covered a writing stand and the rack of an upright piano. Carla Bley, Still Improvising and Inspiring as She Turns 80 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The centerpiece of an art installation with various musical instruments is an old upright piano set up against the front wall. Restaurant Report: Thunderbird in Indianapolis 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Our stage starts empty but for two upright pianos; then with a few chairs and props we use songs to establish location and period. Songs for squaddies: the war musical Lads in Their Hundreds 2010-05-19T21:30:00Z Standing in front of a re-creation of one of the band’s studios, I read that the black upright piano against the wall is self-playing and connected to Benny’s present-day studio in Skeppsholmen. You can dance, you can jive — at Stockholm’s kitschy ABBA museum 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z But the old upright piano brought her back to the craft of songwriting. How a Sooty Old Piano Helped Beth Orton Reach a New Creative Peak 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Sheet music is propped up on an 1890s upright piano, which cost $5,000 to acquire and restore. Antiques: Restoring F.D.R?s Harvard Dorm, and a Rare Jade Show 2010-03-12T05:29:00Z The stage was nearly bare, save the upright piano facing the audience and two bright lamps. At 80, Bob Dylan finally gets a museum 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Portrait of the artist: Rufus Wainwright, musician 2010-04-12T21:30:00Z There’s an upright piano on the stage of the Atlantic Theater Company, where “Marie and Rosetta,” a new play by George Brant, supplemented by some mighty music-making, opened on Wednesday night. Review: ‘Marie and Rosetta’ Ruminates on Gospel, R&B and Life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Cook moved, at one point, from his electronics to an upright piano, and sang along with his recorded voice. Review: PC Music and Sophie in a High-Concept Extravaganza at BRIC House 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Our parlour had no furniture except a stool and an upright piano that had come as part of my dad's legacy from his father. The coalition's attacks on the NHS will return us to the age of the workhouse 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z There are piles of old costumes, stacks of sheet music and vintage 78s, a phonograph and a battered upright piano: everything we need to put on a show. Nellie McKay Plays the Drag King Billy Tipton at 54 Below 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z In the center of the room sits what looks like a normal upright piano. 4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z A woman with improbable eyelashes and a Pierrot’s face has us gather around an upright piano as she sings a sad tale of a minstrel. Review: Specters of the Stage Enchant in ‘Ghost Light’ 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z An upright piano with tacks on its strings did not sound barrel-house tacky but mysterious. 'Young Caesar' finally conquers: Troubled 1971 opera is reborn at Disney Hall 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z His impoverished parents managed to get hold of a used, upright piano, and Lill went on to study at the Royal College of Music. John Lill to perform Beethoven, more at Benaroya April 30 2014-04-24T20:45:08Z He even saw to it that an upright piano was waiting in the living room. The Princess and the Poconos 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z They bring the same furious passion to the group performance of glee-club standards like “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond,” accompanied by an upright piano. Review: ‘I’ll Never Love Again,’ From a Teenage Girl’s Diary 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The upright piano failed to meet its reserve price Saturday when Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions offered it as part of the "Music Icons" memorabilia sale at the Hard Rock Cafe New York. Lady Gaga's childhood piano doesn't sell at auction 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z As a brilliant late afternoon sun played on the waves, Barry sat at his salt-worn upright piano and sang me an excerpt from it. Gerald Barry on his opera Importance of Being Earnest 2013-06-10T16:25:00Z The title’s a nod to a fabled 1905 upright piano once used by British pianist Gladys Mills, which the Beatles and others later recorded with at Abbey Road Studios. Eddie Vedder’s ‘Earthling’ album is a star-studded delight 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z In our rented farmhouse there was a cheap upright piano, and one day I tentatively tried to pick my way through this formidable piece. Play it again: conquering Chopin's Ballade No 1 2013-01-12T06:30:01Z Sitting at his upright piano, the artist, a Christian unafraid to refer to the Bible to a mostly secular fan base, connected the sighting to a religious epiphany. Sufjan Stevens delivers exquisite set at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Later, she reached even further into history for the lovesick “Tim McGraw,” her first single as a teenage country phenom, which she performed here on an upright piano painted with flowers. For 3-plus hours, Taylor Swift delivers a master class in pop ambition 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Uniforms can be passed down in the family, but these days a lot of us are trying to reduce our possessions, whether they’re hardcover books, sports trophies or upright pianos. Perspective | A family wonders: What should we do with dad’s old military uniform? 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z But during lockdown Bullock remained an active online presence calling for inclusivity in the arts, opera in particular, and performing intense as ever even on Zoom, from home with her husband at their upright piano. Commentary: How Julia Bullock became an essential soprano for our times 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Decked out with a couch, rugs, mood lighting, sound equipment and an upright piano, this garage is designed for making noise. Learning to be a conductor is exorbitantly pricey. A new L.A. co-op offers a corrective 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Instrument involved: A Kingsbury upright piano, which was one of the first things moved into the renovated space. A musician’s home — your guide to soundproofing a space 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z When he was 8, his parents mortgaged their small house and bought Lewis a used upright piano. Jerry Lee Lewis, original wild man of rock 'n' roll, has died 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The drama revolves around a precious heirloom, an upright piano carved with the faces of the family’s ancestors. Review: Samuel L. Jackson stars in a not-always in-tune Broadway revival of 'The Piano Lesson' 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z When I first heard mention of the talent show incident, I envisioned a little performance in my own shabby school auditorium and Dylan banging on the cranky music teacher’s old upright piano. One Fan’s Search for Seeds of Greatness in Bob Dylan’s Hometown Unlikely, since Moses was very heavy and the size of an upright piano, but my mother took her seriously. Opinion | ‘Death Cleaning’: A Reckoning With Clutter, Grief and Memories 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z He built a marble-topped bar and wooden cubbies for row upon row of French wine, placed an upright piano near the door and hung an atmospheric stained-glass light fixture from the ceiling. New documentary 'Belle Vie' follows the pandemic journey of a West L.A. restaurant 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Backstage before their performances, Iyer sat down at what he described during a recent phone chat as “a funky upright piano in the dressing room.” 'I don’t deserve to be other-ized anymore': Arooj Aftab on becoming a surprise Grammy nominee 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Sixteen upright pianos decorated by local artists are waiting in locations around the city. What's with all the painted pianos in Beverly Hills? That, and other weekend things to do 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z It took all of 90 seconds for two workers to load my old Baldwin upright piano onto a dolly, roll it out my front door and position it on the liftgate of their truck. Opinion | It’s hard to sell a piano these days. It’s even harder to contemplate junking one. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Seated at a white upright piano, she played the opening track Piano & I, which riffs on Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, while reflecting on her career to date. Billboard Music Awards: Drake's son joins him to accept artist of the decade 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z In a “special corner” of the living room, he’s placed her black upright piano, beneath a painting of an orchestra made by one of her uncles in Austria. Lives Lost: Families find solace in memories and mementos 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z “Each piano has about 220 strings,” he said, adding that there are 88 keys on a standard upright piano. Michigan man reflects on more than 50 years of piano tuning 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z Later, shortly after 7 p.m., the musician Jon Batiste took to a brightly painted upright piano on the library steps and performed a jazzy rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. ‘Sad and Joyful’: N.Y.C. Marks Juneteenth After a Month of Protest 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z One upright piano was piled on top of another, the strings on both broken. Commentary: Why Satie? Why now? How one composer embodies our time of loneliness and angst 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The upright piano See plays was donated by North Charleston’s Fox Music House for the occasion. S Carolina musicians spread cheer with neighborhood concerts 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z They chose upright pianos because those were deemed a likelier fit in student housing. Perspective | Shut out of their practice rooms, U-Md. pianists get a special delivery 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z He grabbed a flower from a vase atop the upright piano, and they danced in the first act. Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z It matches the upright piano standing against one wall, and the two twill couches. Louis Armstrong, the King of Queens 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Once the work was done, Ogden bought an upright piano and wrote almost 25 songs, becoming so prolific that Blossoms initially considered releasing three mini-albums in 2020. Blossoms are making hits - but the charts haven't noticed 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Instead of a stage, a flatbed truck, cradling an upright piano, sat in the asphalt lot. S Carolina musicians spread cheer with neighborhood concerts 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z They took an upright piano and laid it on its back so the sound hole, a small hole that exposes the strings, was upright. Playing piano with a sledgehammer: creating Death Stranding’s unidentifiable score 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z His final destination: an upright piano tucked beneath a staircase on the station concourse, opposite the arrivals door where holidaymakers from across the world depart the high-speed Eurostar train. Why do people play pianos at railway stations? 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z There was an upright piano next to me, to the right of the bed by the window. Time for a re-Pete? 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The season finale of “The Politician” begins with Ben Platt at an upright piano. Inside the New York piano bar that TV can't stop singing about 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “I tried to talk the manager and label people out of it: that it wasn’t a hit, it’s upright piano, it’s out of tune.” ‘I dreaded that song coming out’: Ben Folds on Brick, William Shatner and hitting rock bottom 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Bamboo shades cover the windows, an upright piano sits under a bank of windows, and photos and maps decorate the walls. At Gangplank Marina, a community ‘rises and falls with the tides’ 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z It harbors his Taylor guitar and upright piano, as well as a snowy faux-fur throw atop a deep sofa, in a soothing shade. My Favorite Room: Paul Greene lets well-traveled pieces tell the story 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Among meaningful accessories that speak to his life story are Buddha and Ganesh statues, his Taylor guitar and an upright piano. Hot Property Newsletter: Sound investments 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z “There was no PA system. We had an upright piano in the grass.” New Orleans’ Jazz Fest turns 50, an American institution with humble roots 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z All that was left of an upright piano was the lattice work of steel strings. Authorities say deputy's son behind fires at black churches 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z To Parker’s left is Monk on upright piano, microphone slung over the instrument. Is This the Greatest Photo in Jazz History? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It harbors his Taylor guitar and upright piano, as well as a snowy faux-fur throw atop a deep sofa, in a soothing cognac shade. My Favorite Room: Paul Greene lets well-traveled pieces tell the story 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z On arrival, a producer placed her in front of an upright piano and asked what she'd be playing. Maggie Rogers went viral. Now she's out to prove herself 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z At 17 he moved to New York, bought an upright piano for his apartment and took acting lessons from a renowned coach, Sanford Meisner. When Jay Rayner met Jeff Goldblum 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Afterward they sang Christmas carols, accompanied by Mrs. Erickson on an old upright piano, which was tuned once a year for the occasion. “When We Were Happy We Had Other Names” 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z It’s virtually empty, apart from an upright piano and a few wooden chairs, along with a copy of an old master painting that looms above the mantel. This Dublin Block Tells the Story of the City 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z For those too young to remember the 1890s, the self-playing instrument spun out its tunes on an upright piano via precisely placed punch holes on rolls of paper. California Sounds: A Lee Hazlewood-produced surf album by the Woodchucks is unearthed, and Mary Lattimore shares a song made for player piano 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z “His Aunt Clara was moving into a smaller place and she had nowhere to put her upright piano,” Alexander Bernstein says. Leonard Bernstein at the Skirball: 10 objects from the life of a genius 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z In “The Piano Lesson,” it’s when Berniece plays the upright piano with her family’s history carved into its wood. The jukebox that August Wilson owned gets a spin at Arena Stage 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z In a subtle touch, Riggs' theme is always performed on an old upright piano, and King's on a nine-foot Steinway grand. Earnest scores enhance tales of outcasts in love, loneliness and loss – LA Times 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z An upright piano is on the wish list. Creating a Home in a Harlem Townhouse Share 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z There is the upright piano where he still accompanies himself on vocal exercises every day. Pennsylvania cantor, once on Schindler’s List, sings on 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z To play the organ, a musician sits at a console that resembles an upright piano with four stacked keyboards. How Mother Nature and a Pentagon Mathematician Created the World's Largest Instrument 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Crammed into one corner is a donated Hamilton upright piano, on which he taught himself to play Chopin. A tiny Texas border city is leading the charge against the state’s immigration crackdown 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z She’s surrounded by vintage beauty, including an upright piano, a bass drum, books and knickknacks placed neatly within built-in shelves. Aimee Mann embraces the darkness on her new album, 'Mental Illness' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z So rather than pull each instrument from the wall — as he and Barbara did when they made 2014’s busy “Just Because” in the same room — Gruska largely limited himself to a single upright piano. L.A.'s next great singer-songwriter? It might be Ethan Gruska 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z In the olden days, they would have gathered around an upright piano and sang along to popular tunes. Going out on Valentine’s Day can be awful. These plans actually sound like fun. 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z He noticed an upright piano in a building where they were buying equipment. Wallet found in piano after 70 years; returned to Hutchinson 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The first floor is largely given over to a high-ceilinged exhibition space, sparsely furnished with plants and stylish castoffs, including a working upright piano. Working and Living in a Bushwick Gallery 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The apartment was cramped - a corridor leading to a narrow living room with an old television set in the middle and an upright piano at the far end. Why Russians watch TV news they don't trust - BBC News 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z I remember looking at my upright piano and thinking, “Wow.” Pianist Lang Lang’s ‘Tom and Jerry’ Moment That Led to Carnegie Hall 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z My relationship with Trump began in 1989, when he asked me to supply several grand and upright pianos to his then-new Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos. Then he stiffed me. 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Again, that upright piano, bought on a whim while walking past a New York music store, is responsible. Norah Jones goes back to basics - BBC News 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The upright piano was featured in a 2011-2012 “Women Who Rock” exhibition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Lady Gaga’s childhood piano could bring $200,000 at auction 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z This time, instead of keeping the painted upright piano, he donated it in December to his school. Boulder High student refurbishing, donating pianos 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Owner Thor Cheston outfitted the bathroom with an upright piano, and customers are free to tickle the ivories before they go — or after they wash their hands. 22 things we ate, drank, saw and did that made 2015 a memorable year 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The other half was a den with a bar and an upright piano, which was weird since no one in my family played. Kathy Griffin Has the Last Laugh 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z After high school, she bought her first upright piano with cash, for about $300. Idaho Falls musician, 90, still plays every day 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z My mom randomly just bought a Yamaha upright piano that we still have today … In first grade I started playing the trumpet. Michael Uzowuru: Validation from Kanye is bigger than a Grammy 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z “People are literally throwing this stuff away,” Kaufmann said while gesturing to a picture of an upright piano. Traverse City man makes musical art his business 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Music director Matt Castle enthusiastically performs onstage at a sturdy upright piano. Zany romp through ‘Into The Woods’ has bewitching singing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z But its early modular units from the 1970s were massive — over two feet tall and as wide as an upright piano. Moog is bringing back three massive synthesizers from the 1970s 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z After my daughters’ piano teacher suggested I trade in their keyboard for an upright piano, I spent some time looking for one online. The Floor's Traveling Piano 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A restored five-room house northwest of town holds items that belonged to the singer's parents — a shaving mug in the bathroom and an upright piano atop red linoleum in the living room. Depression colony cashing in on Johnny Cash's fame 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Kaufmann refurbishes old upright pianos into office furniture under this side business. Traverse City man makes musical art his business 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z These are late-night songs, and so they sounded especially good in the back room of Greenpoint’s Manhattan Inn, with just 50 or so people gathered around Leithauser, Maroon and an upright piano. The Solo Efforts of the Walkmen, Once the Finest Rock Band in New York An upright piano sits in the back corner of the room. The Hotlist: June 2014 Nestled up against it is an old upright piano. Dwelling on goodness in Russian history And Steinway & Sons was building its first upright pianos in New York. Op-Ed Contributors: The Wrong Way to Protect Elephants 2014-03-26T19:51:12Z First, the good news: the NU1 is still a beautiful, shiny black upright piano, a magnificent-looking piece of furniture — but it’s even more compact. State of the Art: A Stringless Piano From Yamaha Even Van Cliburn Could Love 2013-09-04T19:01:07Z Piano Man of a Silent Screen On Wednesday evening, Steve Sterner, 62, walked into the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater and sat at an upright piano with a sliver-view of the screen. Character Study: Piano Man of a Silent Screen 2013-07-06T03:48:46Z On the upright piano is open sheet music. Manhattan Concierge Runs a Foundation to Help Haiti 2013-01-19T03:45:41Z We considered selling our lovely little upright piano, which our younger boy played for more than 10 years before giving it up so he could spend more time reading Web comics and blogging. Essay: Sometimes, You Can’t Even Sell the Shirt Off Your Back 2013-01-12T19:47:44Z But it was too small for Mr. Nutter’s equipment and instruments, which include an upright piano and a digital keyboard. The Hunt: The Hunt — A Move With Music in Mind 2013-01-06T03:50:02Z But it responds to heavy playing, light playing, fast playing, grace notes and clomping chords exactly the way an upright piano would. State of the Art: A Stringless Piano From Yamaha Even Van Cliburn Could Love 2013-09-04T19:01:07Z The upright piano appears in one of the film's most iconic scenes, in which Humphrey Bogart's character Rick utters the line: "Here's looking at you, kid." Casablanca piano sold at auction 2012-12-14T23:19:47Z One item not in the pile was his upright piano. City Room: Artifacts of a Music Career, Gone With the Storm's Roar 2012-11-28T22:27:52Z McCartney sat down at the hall’s upright piano and blazed through Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.” Happy Birthday Paul McCartney: TIME Recalls the Day He Met Lennon 2012-06-18T12:05:20Z In an upright piano the lessening of tone-volume is produced by a lessening of the momentum of the hammer stroke. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z In one corner sat an upright piano transformed into a cabinet for fasteners. The Man With a Plan to Rebuild After the Apocalypse 2012-03-18T00:30:18Z HARMONICHORD, an ingenious kind of upright piano, in which the strings were set in vibration not by the blow of the hammer but by indirectly transmitted friction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z With five cellos and an 1893 Knabe upright piano Arthur found at a church garage sale, there’s no room for a TV. | Kent Tritle: Kent Tritle, a Choirmaster Who Serves Many Masters 2011-12-03T16:46:34Z Immured behind the upright piano sat Mrs. McRory, thumping out the time-honoured "Blue Danube" with the plodding rhythm of the omnibus horse. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The senior classroom had been turned into a refreshment-room, and an upright piano had been got in and lifted upon Weston's lecturing dais. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z The schools also got six new upright pianos, along with brass, string and other instruments, to replace ones that were destroyed, he said. Barry Manilow gives $300,000 in instruments to Joplin 2011-10-28T21:13:13Z Cott′ager, one who dwells in a cottage, esp. of labourers.—Cottage allotments, pieces of land allotted to cottagers to be cultivated as gardens; Cottage piano, a small upright piano. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z We sat down by a yellow upright piano at the farther end of this room. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z In shape it is curved, like those things for candles attached to upright pianos, but with a weighted foot to hold it firm. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z It was quite a pleasant room, with deep divans upholstered in pale colours, and palm-trees standing behind little tables, and a black upright piano. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The machine that did this was as big as an upright piano. W. B. Kannel, Who Led Historic Heart Study, Dies at 87 2011-08-23T02:21:46Z Round-the-clock aides sleep in her bedroom, while she finds it more comfortable to sleep on the living room couch, near the old upright piano that she still plays. A Rocking Chair Called Manhattan 2011-08-12T18:25:04Z P. S. The lid on the top of an upright piano may also form a kaleidoscope in the same way, but smaller. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Then comes the lop-sided corner of the room, where an upright piano is to stand. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z There was an upright piano between the windows. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z For a temporary safe hiding place they chose the interior of the upright piano. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z He was on hand last summer when 60 upright pianos did a two-week residency on street corners and in parks. City Room: Street Pianos Returning, With Reinforcements 2011-06-07T11:05:59Z It contained a little upright piano, quite new and out of tune. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z Here was his shaded student's lamp, there the small upright piano, with its stack of music and, in place ready for the player, an open sheet. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z She opened the upright piano, and while she played one of his favorite fugues—Handel's in E minor—he kept time, swinging the tiny, gilded glass. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Still, Dr. Eisner continued to play throughout his life, and he kept an upright piano in his laboratory. Thomas Eisner, Who Cracked Chemistry of Bugs, Dies at 81 2011-03-31T03:32:22Z Amid these surroundings she sits at an upright piano, and softly and dreamily sings an Italian love-song. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z A small upright piano was brought up through a window, and this pleasant, quiet room at the top of the house, served to give Dorothy a spot for practising where she would disturb no one. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z Sitting right there, stage right, is the object in question: a handsome upright piano decorated with exquisitely hand-carved faces. | Connecticut: A Haunting ?Piano Lesson? 2011-02-12T03:03:55Z Against the wall near the bay window stood a small upright piano with an elephant's cloth scarf over the top. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Then he found exactly the right spot for a handprint on the top of an upright piano he had just painted gold. Pianos as Public Art, and the Public's Playthings 2010-06-15T19:37:00Z In one corner was a battered upright piano, and there were two fireplaces with old-fashioned mantels. The Window at the White Cat And with that he opened the small upright piano in his study and began improvising, whilst I settled down comfortably to listen to my own special fourth-class pianist. Fragments of an Autobiography In return he would play so gorgeously for us, that our little upright piano rocked under the strain. Confessions of an Opera Singer Well, there is an upright piano, and there is a gramophone with latest musical records, and close by the davenport where hangs a grizzly bear pelt, stands a banjo. Through Our Unknown Southwest In the morning I arise from my couch and, touching a concealed spring, it becomes an upright piano. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Madame von Marwitz inquired, moving now over to the upright piano and bending to examine in the dusk the music that stood on it. Tante At this bungalow there was an extra large living-room in which was placed, among other things, a small upright piano, somewhat out of tune but still usable. Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake An upright piano, a bed, a shaky washstand and bureau, one feeble chair, music—pounds of it—filled the chamber lighted by one candle. Melomaniacs Between the two front windows stood the upright piano, and near it a small bookcase filled with novels and volumes of poetry. The Heart of Thunder Mountain There, shining with newness, she saw a handsome upright piano. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage She practised, always, on the upright piano in the morning-room; but when Tante was at home and left the grand piano open she often played on that. Tante An upright piano should be placed with its back to the room. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society These two methods of damping are confined to upright pianos. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use In one corner stood an upright piano, in sharp contrast with the rather antique hair-cloth chairs and sofa. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast An upright piano, with all its inside apparatus cleanly taken out, stood straight up a little way off. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin At the far end of the meadow was a large billboard upon which was pasted the flaming lithograph of a moving-picture actor standing on his head on the top of an upright piano. A Book Without A Title This may be avoided by suspending a silk or gauze hanging close to its side, in the same way that the back of an upright piano is often screened. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society If she be very timid, she may practise mounting indoors, with her right hand on the top of an upright piano, and her left on a gentleman’s shoulder as before. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. A round centre-table covered with books and periodicals, an upright piano, and numerous armchairs as comfortable as they were light, furnished the room. The Opened Shutters One huge fellow was standing on the strings of an upright piano singing a profane song, every little while breaking into a wild dance. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin Clara was to accompany them on her old upright piano, which had been brought down from her father’s. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays A shiny, beautiful upright piano, with a blue velvet stool. Six Girls A Home Story A small upright piano manipulated by an elderly female in glasses; a tremendous bass viol in charge of a small man, and a violin played by a large man represented the orchestra. The Adventures of Bobby Orde But when the case was opened, there was the prettiest upright piano that ever was seen; and sure enough, a note inside the cover said that this was "for Hildegarde's Hobby, from Hildegarde's Poppy." Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Anthony did not waste time looking out but instead flung himself behind the upright piano which stood out from the wall. Men of Affairs Curious," he mused, "we used to have an upright piano at home with that same kind of wood, same pattern exactly; you could have that bed made over into a piano, Belle. Laramie Holds the Range It was a large room, with an upright piano in one corner, and a great litter of books and manuscript music. The Nebuly Coat Behind me, and just within reach of my hand, stood an upright piano, with its cover down, but not locked. The Shadow World They have given place to new styles of furniture, upright pianos and cabinet gramophones. Deep Furrows For this purpose the strings were placed in a vertical position, the same as in our upright pianos of the present day. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Sarah was tenderly dusting her severe-looking upright piano and putting away a pile of lesson books, and turned gladly to greet her. Jane Journeys On It was so small that I undressed and dressed in the hall, always dark, for the reason that my bed, bureau, trunk, and upright piano quite crowded me out of the apartment. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Mr. Kohler imported nothing but French and German upright pianos at that time. Sixty Years of California Song These details regarding the mechanism of the piano can easily be verified by removing the front of any ordinary upright piano and observing what takes place when the keys are struck or the pedals depressed. Music Notation and Terminology An upright piano replaced the grand piano of Mullion House, now dedicated to the drawing-room. The Way of Ambition Thus, in the same instrument, the performer is supposed to get the powers and effect both of an upright piano and a small organ. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Successful attempts have been recently made to apply the new methods of construction to the upright piano, with a view to make it as durable as those of the usual forms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. You see," the man continued, resting an elbow on the tall casing of a chest of drawers, and dropping to a more confidential level in his manner, "an upright piano ain't like a passenger. A Pair of Patient Lovers Dilettante musician as well as artist, when alone at this time of the evening he was generally at the upright piano in the corner. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The furnishings were rich, in excellent taste, the carpet a soft, green Wilton; the hanging lamp quite ornate, while a magnificent upright piano was firmly anchored against the butt of the aftermast. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune Nigel was sitting up, but leaning against cushions on the divan close to the upright piano, on which stood the score of "Gerontius." Bella Donna A Novel Can it be that the upright piano was an American invention? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. After a while a small upright piano made its appearance, with Aunt Polly's approval. David Harum A Story of American Life For various reasons, it is better to try your experiments on an upright piano, and the better the piano, the more satisfactory will be the result of the experiment. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs Books overflowed the shelves, and lay in piles in every available corner,—the floor, the table, the old upright piano, the very chairs, were covered with dusty volumes. The Wings of Icarus Being the Life of one Emilia Fletcher The room beyond contained easy chairs, a sofa upholstered with hair cloth, an upright piano, a marble fireplace with a mantel, in a corner a triangular what-not filled with objects. The Killer This instrument was an upright piano, and we have found no mention of an upright of an earlier date. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. He then returned to Boston, hired an upright piano and purchased the other articles, including a comfortable office-chair to go with the desk. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life After thoroughly going over the details of the action of the square and upright pianos, there remains very little to describe in the action of the grand. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs In the second room stood an upright piano forte--the manufacture, as well as the property, of Monsieur Langevin. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Farther on is a veritable musician's den, with upright piano, and with a large desk crowded with pictures and mementoes. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers At the end it was vast and glaringly white, and except for an upright piano and a few chairs placed near the lecturer's table the room was empty. Edward MacDowell After the coffee was served and a certain time allowed for breathing, the daughter of the house sat down, without being begged, at an upright piano, and attacked the "Moonlight Sonata." The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 In the upright piano, the back frame of wood is first made; at the top of this is the pin-block, sometimes called the wrest-plank. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs She was keenly interested in knowing which would be her room, what paper she would have in the room, why I had an upright piano instead of a grand piano, and so on. Love Near the centre of the room is a sample of the Gibson upright piano in light wood. The Gibson Upright But in this case a room redeemed by an upright piano with a green-silk-and-gold-lace-shaded floor lamp glowing by. The Vertical City In one of the rooms, else quite bare of furniture, was an upright piano. A Volunteer Poilu We would advise now that you find an upright piano that is badly out of tune, if you have none of your own, and proceed to set a temperament. Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs Bud Shoop could not play, but his personality forced its own recognition, even through the absurd medium of an untutored performance on that weird upright piano. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life One shows a brawny workman with whiskers, paper cap, and large sledge hammer leaning upon an upright piano. The Gibson Upright An upright piano, some shelves of books, an old-fashioned mantle and fire-place; and the rest—pictures and yellow-brown hangings and lounges. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel Of course he had to live roughly, and must deny himself his upright piano for his country's good. Comic History of England Considering the wippen and its attachments as one part, how many parts move when a key is struck in the upright piano? Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs An upright piano stood by itself in the meadow, the last point of local focus before her eyes leaped into the space beyond and below. Joe Burke's Last Stand Mrs. Alexander explained, as she crossed to an upright piano that stood at the back of the room, near the windows. Alexander's Bridge He saw also over the carved upright piano, life-sized portraits of William of Orange and his English queen, a sight that, for a time, brought England and Holland side by side in his heart. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates An ordinary upright piano is then placed on the platform by four men; a performer mounts the platform and plays while the "strong lady" sings a love song while supporting possibly half a ton. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Inside, it was as shiny, as hard, and as cheerful as a new oak upright piano. Main Street At the other end of the room, a young man was practicing on an upright piano. Joe Burke's Last Stand Thea's room was large enough to admit a rented upright piano without crowding. The Song of the Lark The tiny parlor had little in it beside the upright piano because there was no space. The Grain of Dust Clara was to accompany them on her old upright piano, which had been brought down from her father's. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories IV Her violin lay on top of the upright piano. Main Street An upright piano stood on the left, lurking warily in the shadows, its top opened like a gaping jaw. Violists In one corner of the room, with his back turned, the famous Mr. Merriman sat at an upright piano, lugubriously drumming. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories Then Lilly began music lessons and the newly rented upright piano was drawn up against these doors. Star-Dust It had its sofas, cushions, mirrors, stools, tables, and an upright piano. Homeward Bound or, the Chase In case such an instrument has "overstrung" wires, it can be restored to a tone that is better than that of the usual upright piano. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Once introduced into Hawkins' native country, England, the rise of the upright piano became rapid. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 During the morning he had had an upright piano carried up. Jean-Christophe, Volume I There was an upright piano and a pianist at it when we entered, but the resonance was so overpowering that I could not hear what he was playing. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Colonel Wheeler's tiny upright piano graced the platform in the "tie up." Mother Carey's Chickens Lulu dusted the upright piano, and that was like Dwight—in a perpetual attitude of rearing back, with paws out, playful, but capable, too, of roaring a ready bass. Miss Lulu Bett Not a thing; was lacking, from the pretty upright piano to the enameled clock ticking upon the mantel. Aunt Jane's Nieces It's pretty and sweet, Mother dear, very simple with a little upright piano and quite a number of books and a fireplace. The Spanish Chest He looked around the lamp-lit room….Over in the corner was the upright piano on which Rosabel used to play for him. Quill's Window While she was preparing for the street she observed Mildred's eyes resting wistfully on an upright piano that formed part of the beautiful furniture of her private sanctum. Without a Home As they gathered about the upright piano, that startled, Dwightish instrument, standing in its attitude of unrest, Lulu came in with another lamp. Miss Lulu Bett In the next house Clutching Hand had literally come out of an upright piano into the room corresponding to that he had left. The Exploits of Elaine She had gone in spirit to that old, shabby parlour to which Linda and Fred had carried Josephine's crib late every night, and where sheet music had cascaded from the upright piano. Harriet and the Piper An upright piano was on the stage, and at one side a flight of three or four steps led down to the hall. The Story of Julia Page You will have a music teacher, and practice on the upright piano in the library, instead of the large one in the parlor. St. Elmo There was a tiny upright piano in the sitting-room, and at the fireplace a deep thick rug, and an immense leather arm-chair. Mother An upright piano, brought from Sacramento, occupied the corner of the parlor. Devil's Ford Camille, he thought, must be playing on a small upright piano brought by Conti from England and placed by her in her own little salon. Beatrix And a little upright piano in one corner. 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