What classical piece is this toy playing?
April 13, 2009 9:10 PM Subscribe
What classical music piece is being played by the Lamaze Chime Garden toy in this video?
I think it might be Schubert...
I think it might be Schubert...
Best answer: Robert Schumann, The Happy Farmer from Album for the Young
posted by flug at 11:32 PM on April 13, 2009
posted by flug at 11:32 PM on April 13, 2009
Best answer: flug has it. In German it's called "Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend" (the happy/merry/cheerful farmer, returning from work) from "Album für die Jugend" -- op. 68, no. 10. Here's a link to someone playing it on YouTube.
You might also recognize it as part of the melody of the (now public domain) song called "Red Wing" by Mills/Chattaway (covered by lots of folks -- here's an old 78 recording at the Internet Archive).
posted by rangefinder 1.4 at 12:11 AM on April 14, 2009
You might also recognize it as part of the melody of the (now public domain) song called "Red Wing" by Mills/Chattaway (covered by lots of folks -- here's an old 78 recording at the Internet Archive).
posted by rangefinder 1.4 at 12:11 AM on April 14, 2009
how funny - I have that toy also and I asked my dad (who knows much more about classical music than I do) to identify it for me.
two things about the chime garden:
1) those little tunes will utterly worm their way into your brain. I've caught myself humming that very piece in the shower many times.
2) when the baby tosses it out of the crib it makes a very satisfying crash :-)
posted by pinky at 8:39 AM on April 14, 2009
two things about the chime garden:
1) those little tunes will utterly worm their way into your brain. I've caught myself humming that very piece in the shower many times.
2) when the baby tosses it out of the crib it makes a very satisfying crash :-)
posted by pinky at 8:39 AM on April 14, 2009
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But she would also like to know what the other song that it plays is too.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 9:20 PM on April 13, 2009