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TIL that Thomas Edison used to bite his piano

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 12:59 am

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me and my friend were talking about mad piano from mario 64

by CopyPastaArchive June 9, 2022, 7:10 am

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What are the most important things you need to learn when you start to play piano?

by QuestionGuy May 31, 2022, 9:41 pm

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TIL that Hans Zimmer deliberately used a broken piano for the score of Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” to make it sound like something you would hear in a pub.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 11:20 am

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What’s the difference between a piano and a fish?

by cringeyjokesman May 4, 2022, 5:23 pm

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TIL in the UK a guy vowed to play the piano in public until his girlfriend returned. He stopped shortly after being punched in the head.

by whatilearned April 30, 2022, 10:12 pm

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TIL that jazz pianist Keith Jarrett was booked to perform in an opera house in Cologne. He was presented a baby grand piano that was deemed “unplayable” by Jarrett. After a Jarrett was convinced to perform the resulting recording, The Köln Sessions is the highest selling solo Jazz album of all time

by whatilearned April 20, 2022, 1:24 pm

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TIL Billy Joel composes classical music, in addition to being a piano man. His most recent studio album, Fantasies & Delusions, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard′s Top Classical Albums chart.

by whatilearned April 19, 2022, 8:21 pm

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TIL Scott Joplin suffered from syphilis, which came with many side effects that affected his piano playing abilities. Recordings of “Maple Leaf Rag” during his final years were described as “shocking… disorganized and completely distressing to hear”.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 9:12 pm

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What’s better than coming home to find roses on your piano?

by cringeyjokesman March 26, 2022, 10:52 pm

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TIL “Goodbye My Lover,” James Blunt’s Top 10 UK single from 2005, was recorded in actress Carrie Fisher’s bathroom. He later said, “Everyone sings in the shower and everyone in Los Angeles seems to have a piano in the bathroom.”

by whatilearned February 23, 2022, 2:11 am

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TIL Musician Billy Joel’s father was a classically trained concert pianist. He divorced Billy’s mother, moved to the UK, had another son who became a world famous pianist and conductor. Billy’s childhood piano teacher was a world renowned pianist and music professor.

by whatilearned February 19, 2022, 7:25 pm

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