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Recent Examples of piper
Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
The United States has arrived at this long-overdue moment for Saudi Arabia to pay the piper.
—Richard Sokolsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2016
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Other new projects on the radar include ZDF’s Pied Piper horror series Hameln, which sees the children taken by the piper return to the modern-day village from which they were abducted.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
The United States has arrived at this long-overdue moment for Saudi Arabia to pay the piper.
—Richard Sokolsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2016
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Other new projects on the radar include ZDF’s Pied Piper horror series Hameln, which sees the children taken by the piper return to the modern-day village from which they were abducted.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piper
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Vincent Dubois, the titular organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, will perform a solo recital on March 20 at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Young will be accompanied on all the shows by the Chrome Hearts band, featuring his longtime collaborator keyboardist/organist Spooner Oldham, as well as Promise of the Real members Micah Nelson (guitar/vocals), Corey McCormick (bass) and Anthony LoGerfo (drums).—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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The asterisk in that is that the group did do a short tour in 2021-22 — but with the famous Blondie drummer Clem Burke sitting in for Schock, who had to sit out gigs due to thumb surgery.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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This song, there’s no drummer—the alienation of it always was fascinating.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
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Other War on Drugs dudes play on the album: bassist Dave Hartley, pianist Robbie Bennett, and drummer Antony LaMarca, along with guest vocals from Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Symphony Center (capacity 2,500) sold out on Friday to hear her trio and pianist Hiromi Uehara, who performs mononymically as Hiromi, in a double bill.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the European ensemble and trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo in a concert featuring works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Haydn and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. 8 p.m. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Besides Barron, this terrific group also includes bassist Christian McBride, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, drummer Johnathan Blake and trumpeter Mike Rodriguez.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Written in 2007, it was originally recorded as a demo sent to the Indian classical traditional flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia as a potential performance piece.—
David Chiu,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Created by the Chinese artistic director Guo Wenjing, composer Liu Hao, bamboo flautist Tang Junqiao, and pianist Tim Zhang, the classical Chinese tunes triggers a sense of pastoral tranquility.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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Colorful wall paintings with a variety of scenes, including men and women dancing alongside a flautist, a woman next to two men, and a metal workshop were found in tomb number 6438.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Jennie Joins a Small Group of K-Pop Soloists When looking at all K-pop soloists, Jennie becomes just the fourth to place on the Adult Pop Airplay chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The ensemble, under the baton of its music director, Gianandrea Noseda, performed Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with Leonidas Kavakos as the soloist.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Poncho Sanchez: Grammy Award-winning percussionist, conguero and bandleader Poncho Sanchez recorded a live performance at the Belly Up in 2023.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Brady was a percussionist in the KC Jazz Quintet and became a member of the Elder Statesmen of Kansas City Jazz, an esteemed group of performers recognized for their impact on the local scene, going on to serve on the advisory committee of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piper. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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