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Category Archives: Pianos

Stress, suffering, and the musical possibilities of not throwing a piano off the top of a tall building

By Lauren Maurer
Posted: October 28, 2011
Category: Pianos | Tagged elevator shafts, Mason & Hamlin, MIT Museum, ritual sacrifice, Sartre, tall buildings | 2 Comments
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