Circular keyboard

For circular computer keyboards, see Circular computer keyboard.

A circular keyboard is a musical keyboard in the shape of a circle or semicircle. They are a relatively new^[as of?] concepts in music.^[citation needed]

Examples

• Max Rebo of the Star Wars franchise plays a circular keyboard in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi.
• Bandleader Zorak sat inside a circular keyboard on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, an animated television show that premiered in 1994.[1]
• The PianoArc is a circular wrap-around keyboard piano with 292 keys and a 6 ft (1.8 m) outer diameter. It was envisioned by Brockett Parsons, the keyboardist for Lady Gaga and first used in 2012. It was constructed by a friend for an estimated $120,000.[2][3][4]
• The Revo 1 circular keyboard by Nu-Motion is a wireless round digital and MIDI keyboard with a custom stand and ability to hold 5 songs^[further explanation needed] and 27,000 notes total.

References

1. "Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Vol. 2 [2 Discs]". www.frys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
2. "NAMM music show ends on high note". The Orange County Register. Jan 26, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
3. Cohan, Michael (January 24, 2014). "NAMM 2014: Piano Arc, Dube percussion drum, A new sound was born". Hollywood Today. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
4. "About the PianoArc, the Circular Keyboard Controller PianoArc". PianoArc. Retrieved 29 January 2014.