The toy piano, also known as the kinderklavier (child's keyboard), 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.[1]
- ^ Good, Dave (4 September 2012). "M175 T69: Not Child's Play". San Diego Reader. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2015.