music stand
noun
: a holder on which printed music is placed so that a musician can see it while playing or singing
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How will three minutes of music stand against a whole day of it?
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Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Sitting on a stool next to a music stand on a balcony across from the Blue Bayou.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
As ever, leader Jason Pierce kept the lights down low and sat like John Lee Hooker on stage left with his guitar and music stand, singing with the help of two backup singers in white lab coats.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
Here, an adjustable table lamp rests on the back of this piano, poised to illuminate the music stand when needed.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
There also are costs to rent equipment, ranging from portable sound systems to an American flag or a music stand.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
One music stand will continue to showcase a collection of miniature toys — a smiling crocodile, a head-shaking turtle, a deer’s face and a tiny plastic hand holding fresh radishes.
—Maria Clara Cobo Todd Heisler, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
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Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Sitting on a stool next to a music stand on a balcony across from the Blue Bayou.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
As ever, leader Jason Pierce kept the lights down low and sat like John Lee Hooker on stage left with his guitar and music stand, singing with the help of two backup singers in white lab coats.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
Here, an adjustable table lamp rests on the back of this piano, poised to illuminate the music stand when needed.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
There also are costs to rent equipment, ranging from portable sound systems to an American flag or a music stand.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
One music stand will continue to showcase a collection of miniature toys — a smiling crocodile, a head-shaking turtle, a deer’s face and a tiny plastic hand holding fresh radishes.
—Maria Clara Cobo Todd Heisler, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Music stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music%20stand. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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