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Toy piano

The toy piano is a musical instrument. Listen to 1 recording and learn how it makes its sound.

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Pop Goes the Weasel on Toy Piano
0:12CC BY 3.0by Kevin MacLeodWikimedia Commons
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From Wikipedia

The toy piano, also known as the kinderklavier (lit. 'children's piano' in German), is a small piano-like musical instrument. Most modern toy pianos use round metal rods, as opposed to strings in a regular piano, to produce sound. The U.S. Library of Congress recognizes the toy piano as a unique instrument with the subject designation, Toy Piano Scores: M175 T69. The most famous example of a dedicated composition for the instrument is the "Suite for Toy Piano" (1948) by John Cage.

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