{"id":5135,"date":"2023-03-29T16:36:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:32:20","slug":"discover-musicians-for-world-piano-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/events-general-interest\/discover-musicians-for-world-piano-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Piano and Musicians for World Piano Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023.png\" alt=\"Collage of Piano related images with the text&quot; Discover the Piano and Musicians for World Piano Day!&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-5142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023.png 800w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Discover-the-Piano-and-Musicians-for-World-Piano-Day-2023-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy World Piano Day! Piano Day is held on the 88th day of the year in celebration of and reference to the 88 keys on a standard piano. This idea was created by the German pianist and composer Nils Frahm in 2015 &#8220;because it doesn\u2019t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Discover the Piano and Musicians for World Piano Day!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration, here at the Recorded Sound Archives we wanted to share a few videos that we&#8217;ve created over the years that showcase the piano and all of its marvelous wonders along with pianists you should know. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Bob Berkman Explains How the Pianola Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more from one of our featured performers <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/bob-berkman\"><strong>Bob Berkman<\/strong><\/a> about how the Pianola Works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Berkman explains how the pianola works.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlv4II0tSho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Ben Roth-Aroni Showcasing his Player Piano<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think player pianos are a thing of the past? Join Ben Roth-Aroni as he shares some new and old tunes on his player piano at home during National Piano month in September!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating National Piano Month - Ben Roth Showcasing his Player Piano\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0rB4zGCq3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Ben Roth-Aroni Shares Piano Rolls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this playlist, discover different piano rolls played by Ben Roth and learn a little bit of history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Roth Shares Piano Roll Just Before the Battle, Mother - A Bit of Music History from the RSA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6TyYhKVeR6g?list=PLzHXn54yu0Q0ErJddm9JnjGtNPrE8ycKD\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are Seven Other Pianists You should Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/artist\/2071\">Fats Waller<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/artist\/22050\">Bob Zurke<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/gi\/facts-about-sergei-rachmaninoff\/\">Sergei Rachmaninoff<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/popular-entertainment\/pianist-irving-fields-mixed-bagels-bongos\/\">Irving Fields<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/ellington\">Duke Ellington<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/count-basie\">Count Basie<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/artist\/1942\">Pete Johnson<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy World Piano Day! 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This idea was created by the German pianist and composer Nils Frahm in 2015 &#8220;because it doesn\u2019t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[91,723,725,724,601,726,561,722],"class_list":["post-5135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-general-interest","tag-bob-berkman","tag-bob-zurke","tag-count-basie","tag-duke-ellington","tag-fats-waller","tag-pete-johnson","tag-sergei-rachmaninoff","tag-world-piano-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Discover the Piano and Musicians for World Piano Day! - Recorded Sound Archives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Happy World Piano Day! 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