The Toy Piano Virtuoso

[@pianoaround]

Yes! I love this. It really affirms what I believe in. No matter how weird your passion is to others, keep on going.

[@DominickO]

great now you just called her weird XD

[@The.Foolosopher]

I love toy pianos. I think they're my favorite instrument. Them and celestas. I love the way they sound.

[@9CatLives]

Am I the only one who is obsessed with how cute they are? Lol

[@cinnamongrader6608]

I them too! They are adorable!

[@gillian7662]

For anybody interested, one of my favorite songs of hers is by Toby Twining called Nightmare Rag. She arranged a version that has right hand playing toy piano and left hand playing real piano. I had the pleasure of seeing it live, I would definitely recommend looking up Nightmare Rag if you found Margaret's skills interesting and want to learn more about what makes her such a talented master of toy piano :)

[@JeanDavid8]

I have a copy of the autograph of Toby Twining's "Nightmare Rag," that is signed and copyright by Toby Twining -- 1996. It is specifically written for toy piano in the right hand and adult piano for the left hand. Three pages 17" wide by 11" high. It is much easier to read than Beethoven's writing.

[@gillian7662]

Jean-David Beyer Hello, I'm wondering if you can send me your nightmare rag copy? I have been looking for a while but cannot seem to find anybody who sells/has his compositions!

[@JeanDavid8]

I cannot send anyone a copy. Toby Twining holds the copyright on his compositions, and I respect that. You can do what I did. I e-mailed him and he sold me the Nightmare Rag and Satie Blues for a very modest price. You could do the same. I used this e-mail address, but it may not be current: [e-mail] Perhaps this one is more up-to-date, but I have not used it. [e-mail]

[@gillian7662]

+Jean-David Beyer Thank you sir!! I did not realize that there was a way to contact Mr. Twining directly to purchase the music. I did not know the piece was not in public domain, so I do apologize for asking for a copy. Besides, I would take great pride in being able to support the composer directly. Thanks again for your advice!

[@JeanDavid8]

You are welcome. I hope one of those e-mail addresses will serve you. Toby Twining is far from dead, and even were he to die, I believe (I have not kept up with copyright law), his estate would then hold the copyrights for an additional 50 years unless he licensed it to someone else (typically a publisher). OTOH, you need not apologize. I do not suspect you of trying to cheat the composer, Toby Twining in this case. It was a bother for me to find his e-mail address when I could not find who his publisher was. And it would not have mattered as he had not published it yet. Mine is a photocopy of his hand-written score. Fortunately, he writes music very well (I mean this mainly from the legibility standpoint; though I happen to like it from the artistic standpoint as well).

[@skinnykidinc]

To be fair, they are trying to make it sound like Juilliard was only giving out doctorates to men, but in fact Juilliard didn't start offering a doctorate degree until 1969 and she graduated in 1971, which means she started her doctorate right when the program became available.

[@sedabaskoylu6888]

xos

[@caienaralexandra1346]

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[@betulaslan9376]

+laura cosmina pripon züp

[@scarl2t]

Lmao nice

[@felixmarques]

1:04 she's my idol now

[@tschooptschoop]

She is nice and i like the music she plays. :)

[@JeanDavid8]

Some people have trouble listening to music that they are not already familiar with. If they like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, for example, they may have difficulty appreciating Alban Berg or Philip Glass. If they like the songs of the Beatles, they may have trouble with those of Ned Rorem. With this in mind, those who do not like the toy piano music illustrated by this little video, they might wish to listen to this piece: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h367h5-ApK2Iidk

[@A_29886]

What? Could've just said "hey here's a cool video of her."

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Why can't you understand that that noise is fatiguing and unpleasant? Great your mind is all open and stuff good for you pal

[@michaellessel5532]

“I have turned the toy piano into a real instrument” Kind of a big headed statement considering John Cage did that half a century ago

[@tsuyune3443]

She was friends with Cage for the last decade of his life and it was probably him that made her interested in playing the toy piano. Cage only composed a small number of works for the instrument, Margaret was (is?) the first person that can be called a toy pianist, which is what she's referring to. Could say one did the theory while the other solidified it through practice.

[@orihoola]

She is a leading performer of Cage’s works. She’s also taken it beyond the realm of the experimental and made some very nice arrangements. Her album is mindblowing

[@larkenfield179]

This is not about the quality of the music; it's more about returning to one's childhood.

[@peggy_tan]

I was lucky to see her performance in NY ❤

[@JeanDavid8]

While this thread is mainly about one tiny video played by Margaret Leng Tan, there are other capable performers of toy piano music. Here are three (I hope these work. KZbin will not let me paste URLs in here, so I had to type them in by hand.). Each of these is on a toy piano by a different maker. This is Eiko Sudoh playing a Kawai toy piano: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3qzpX6dfMqXqc0 Michelsonne toy piano. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3XTmqeCmb6beNE This one is best seen live, because it is multi-media including the smell of the heated sesame oil used to fry the egg. Composed and played by Phyllis Chen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m17Tl3d-r7yZqtU

[@ポコピコ-v3e]

What a beautiful music We will spread the goodness of toy pianos together.

[@AlexLopez-bx1nl]

i think that opening song is "carousel". composed by phillis chen. u guys should check her out.

[@TheFreddyEduard]

When 13 year old and world famous pianist & composer Emily Bear was interviewd at the time sghe gibs concerts in ermany, and she was sitting at the piano of this interview, the interviewer asjet of Emily can play at the tot piano. And Emily compose a new piece. in seconds. But she compose and pla not only at the same time on the toy piano, she compose and play the oeace at the same time with the grand piano and the toy piano. It is at the end of the interview at this video titelt - Interview 2 Emily Bear Jazz Concert Germany (The Toy Piano)

[@starshot5172]

"So what kinda music you listen to" "- It's complicated"

[@rqsct]

The world is wonderful

[@pokemonpreadythepokemonmaniac]

Is the toy piano also called the soprano celesta?

[@kylehill8947]

why so many dislikes?

[@dylanlastname6784]

People dont like it when others have fun

[@HyouMix]

I love piano

[@nathanmontgomery6050]

What’s the name of the song she opens up with?

[@Max-db1wz]

i'm searching the same

[@Max-db1wz]

I found it lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2eyl4p6ltGneqs

[@imasdfan8184]

Does anyone know the opening song?

[@toxicxeno4726]

I wanna know too

[@toxicxeno4726]

It's carousel by phyllis chen

[@tdiddle8950]

Pardon me, but I've always though the toy piano is awesome. It's a real instrument as far as I'm concerned.

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

A real instrument can be tuned accurately. Your opinion is irrelevant

[@giroalvaII]

On the same boat as this lady

[@TheFreddyEduard]

Search - The Toy Piano and the Genius Pianist

[@grugparty]

You'd think they'd use an uninterrupted clip of her playing?

[@matiasdment6858]

I love her so fucking much

[@Kougeru]

Should meet up with Masumi Itou

[@AECJ1]

👑

[@Grammar_police420]

What was the first song?

[@barbaramoran8690]

Anyone thinking of Peanuts character Schroeder .This is so cute

[@MrRanSch]

What is she playing at the beginning?

[@LaOrquestadeJuguete]

A Music Box :)

[@toxicxeno4726]

What's the song at the start?

[@rachelsimms6822]

ToxicXeno silent night 🎼

[@metrolynn973]

The toy piano was already an instrument it's used in plenty of songs

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Sirens are used in plenty of songs does that make the police an instrument?

[@raa-jj]

@@TheBigMclargehuge bro

[@instrumentalheadquarters7062]

Even used in The Return Of The Jedi used for the ewok music. She plays it like a toy at least in that performance she gave.

[@marionetteproject508]

@@TheBigMclargehuge you're not funny

[@السلامعليكمومحمد]

😊😊☺☺☺

[@Minhahistoriameuflow]

What is this melody 0:02 ??

[@_chihayudara2855]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2eyl4p6ltGneqs

[@nathanmontgomery6050]

_凵chiha尺yudara thank you!

[@MelhodRiperton]

What Melody 0:01 !!!

[@imlit3725]

I really want to know what it is aswell

[@_chihayudara2855]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2eyl4p6ltGneqs

[@slond_]

I saw nothing indicating a virtuoso...

[@fartwrangler]

And what makes you equipped to judge virtuosity?

[@marionetteproject508]

explains cause you have a jojo pfp, big L

[@gallo2432]

Why so many dislikes?

[@TheFreddyEduard]

+GoldenBananaz ow play the toy piano and the grand piano at the same time and compose so a new shot piece . Watch the video --- The Toy Piano and the Genius Pianist TFE

[@sedalifadli5429]

top

[@anoobiscooking1193]

Sounds like music made for videogames...

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Well your mouth is telling me you can make it sound beautiful but I'm hearing some really horrible shit when you plunk on those keys.

[@marionetteproject508]

as if you can make any music

[@matchesarefun]

Honestly I think Riven Rahl plays the toy piano better

[@marionetteproject508]

nobody knows who is that, but she plays it better

[@urabelaeu5511]

кетайсъкей Апекс например !..))

[@lauraperricone2760]

Non so cosa o a chi abbia risposto. ..ma è stata la mia bimba. ..chiedo scusa

[@JohnDrach]

My 2 year old would give her a run for her money

[@JeanDavid8]

+John Drach Let us hear your 2 year old's playing.

[@nicoleh882]

Yes, let's.

[@robford3211]

Thats what all ignoramus claim: that while they are morons , their children are genius type.

[@الوردةالحمراءالوردةالحمراء-ر5ذ]

ايع

[@spingarn]

Clearly I'm uncultured because to me this sounds completely terrible.

[@JeanDavid8]

+spingarn There is no need for you to call yourself names. No doubt you are unfamiliar with music of this kind. Much art is difficult to appreciate until you have seen, heard, felt, or experienced it more than once. When I was about for years old, my grandfather told me that when I was a baby, I did not like ice cream because it was too cold. At age 4, I really liked ice cream and could not believe what he said. It had taken some experience before I could appreciate it. I sometimes hear music that I dislike. But on hearing it again a few times I can begin to appreciate it. Not always. Try to give new music more chances. You may come to enjoy it.

[@JeanDavid8]

+TFE niname Vot means dot? Fubby?

[@JeanDavid8]

+TFE niname You corrected the spelling. That might have helped, but your entire comment does not fit in the thread. The antecedent of "she" might have "spingarn" or might have been Margaret Leng Tan. But by studying a post of yours much later in the thread, I infer you meant "When 13 year old and world famous pianist & composer Emily Bear" who, whatever her merits, had nothing to do with this thread at all.

[@antmilklover1241]

we get it. now stop.

[@robford3211]

Culture is when you see or hear something and one person thinks its shit and the other person is in heaven...

[@doublenegation7870]

We shouldn't glorify pretentious bullshit like this.

[@gregnobody5189]

Zzzzz. I'll stick with the 88 key virtuosos Ms. Looney Tunes