Pianosaurus is a poli-instrumental sound object whichinvestigates the possibility of preparing an instrument or an infinite number of instruments (in this case, four pianos) through extensive pre-programming.

Built in order to explore how pianos sound when freed from their physical or mechanical restraints in producing each note, Pianosaurus creates gestural shortcuts favouring the fastest and easiest ways to manipulate volume, note length, timbre, tonality and speed of a sound, changing instantaneously through different tonal modes or elaborating new ones on the fly.Inspired by early mechanical instruments such as the Alnico Bosendorfer Imperial piano of Conlon Nancarrow, the Ocular Harpsichord of Louis Bertrand Castel or the Orchestrion, Pianosaurus is a turbofied virtual piano capable of tender tunes and awesome accelerations.

Wood, textile, electronics
30x40x55 cm