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She rose, opened the piano and began to play the Invitation a la Valse, as far as the famous passage in the major which always stopped her.
Et, en même temps, elle se leva, ouvrit son piano et se remit à jouer l'Invitation à la valse, jusqu'à ce fameux passage en majeur qui l'arrêtait toujours.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Ellington sometimes composed at a piano with his band around him, and he wrote their improvised melodies into his scores.
Ellington composait parfois au piano entouré par ses musiciens, et intégrait à ses partitions les mélodies qu'ils improvisaient à cette occasion.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Behind a piano at one end there was a little platform reached by a curtained doorway.
Au fond, devant un piano, se trouvait une petite estrade, sur laquelle s’ouvrait une porte, qu’un rideau fermait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
A collection of old tunes was open on the piano.
Un recueil d'anciens airs était ouvert sur le pupitre.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
And he sat down to the piano, and rattled a lively piece of music.
Il s’assit au piano et attaqua un air de bravoure.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"My dear," said Marguerite, sitting down to the piano, "when I put on one side what he gives me and on the other what he says to me, it seems to me that he buys his visits very cheap."
– Ma chère, dit Marguerite en s'asseyant à son piano quand je pèse d'un côté ce qu'il me donne et de l'autre ce qu'il me dit, je trouve que je lui passe ses visites bon marché.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
A prelude was played on the piano, and Legras standing there in his velvet jacket sang "La Chemise," the horrible song which brought all Paris to hear him.
Le piano préluda, Legras chanta La Chemise, l’horrible chose qui faisait accourir Paris. À coups de fouet le dernier linge de la fille pauvre, de la chair à prostitution, y était lacéré, arraché.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Berthe very calmly received the praise showered upon her, and did not leave the piano, but sat waiting until her mother relieved her from fatigue-duty.
Berthe, très tranquille, recevait les éloges; et elle ne quittait pas le piano, attendant que sa mère la relevât de sa corvée.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Chevalier Eusconi, having again taken his seat at the piano, was trying to recall a tune, gently striking the keys and humming some Italian words in a low voice.
Cependant, le chevalier Rusconi, assis de nouveau devant le piano, cherchait un air, tapant doucement les touches, chantonnant à demi-voix des paroles italiennes.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Everything was ready, the piano open, the candles lit.
Tout était prêt, le piano ouvert, les bougies allumées.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
' Come, my dear,' she said to him, motioning towards the piano-organ.
«Mon ami», murmura-t-elle, en lui montrant le piano.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The tobacco is in front of you, on the piano.'
Vous devez avoir du tabac devant vous, sur le piano.»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
He appeared to be quite pleased to sing it, for he came up at once, and sat down to the piano without another word.
Il devait aimer chanter cette chanson, car il arriva aussitôt et se mit au piano sans mot dire.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
A woman in cheap finery was tinkling at the piano, and there were several shrill females with the officers.
Une femme vêtue d’une robe voyante était assise au piano et plusieurs autres femmes aux voix stridentes buvaient avec les officiers.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"You were playing the piano when we came in," I said, in order to change the conversation. "Won't you be so good as to treat me as an old acquaintance and go on?"
– Vous faisiez de la musique quand nous sommes entrés, dis-je alors pour changer la conversation, ne me ferez-vous pas le plaisir de me traiter en vieille connaissance, et ne continuerez-vous pas?
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group

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piano

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