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Haha, I get it. Just took him as an example because, in my experience, he is a famous pianist people recognise even if they don't listen to that kind of music. Maybe Vladimir Horowitz would be a better example.


I think the average person has no idea who either of those people are. I think Liszt or Rachmaninov would be better reference points.


The average person sees a synthesizer keyboard and thinks ”piano”.



As an average person, try Beethoven or Mozart.


Or Bach.




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