pianolist

plural pianolists

1. A person who plays the pianola, particularly with skill.

   The technology also worked to control the actions of the pianolist. The pianolist watches the music roll pass over the tracker bar.

   2009, Brian Dolan, Inventing Entertainment: The Player Piano and the Origins of an American Music Industry

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   just as in this book I have purposely refrained from following any set, historical sequence, but have adopted a purely musical method of guiding the pianolist from music of the lighter kind to that of a more serious character.

   1907, Gustav Kobbé, The Pianolist: A Guide for Pianola Players, page 107