# Circular keyboard

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For circular computer keyboards, see [Circular computer keyboard](/source/Circular_computer_keyboard).

A **circular keyboard** is a [musical keyboard](/source/Musical_keyboard) in the shape of a [circle](/source/Circle) or [semicircle](/source/Semicircle). They are a relatively newAs of concept in music,[citation needed] while a [curved keyboard](/source/Curved_keyboard) is mentioned as an invention of an Australian [Cluham](/source/Cluham) already in a Czech newspaper from 1909, to which (according to the 1909 newspaper) "experts attribute great importance for the future."[1]

## Examples

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

## References

1. *Český svět: illustrovaný čtrnáctidenník*. Praha: Karel Hipman, 9.7.1909, 5(39), s. [267]. Dostupné také z: [https://ndk.cz/uuid/uuid:0aa80eb0-7ed4-11e4-a422-001018b5eb5c](https://ndk.cz/uuid/uuid:0aa80eb0-7ed4-11e4-a422-001018b5eb5c). (Czech)

1. ["Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Vol. 2 \[2 Discs\]"](https://www.frys.com/template/amg/36952). *www.frys.com*. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

1. ["NAMM music show ends on high note"](http://www.ocregister.com/articles/music-598943-parsons-new.html). *[The Orange County Register](/source/The_Orange_County_Register)*. Jan 26, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. Cohan, Michael (January 24, 2014). ["NAMM 2014: Piano Arc, Dube percussion drum, A new sound was born"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140128074947/http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2014/01/24/namm-2014-arch-piano-dube-percussion-drum-a-new-sound-was-born/). *Hollywood Today*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2014/01/24/namm-2014-arch-piano-dube-percussion-drum-a-new-sound-was-born/) on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. ["About the PianoArc, the Circular Keyboard Controller PianoArc"](http://pianoarc.com/wordpress/about/). PianoArc. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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