Music for clarinet and toy piano

Longtime readers of Jenny Clarinet know that I have a fascination with lesser-known instruments (this blog post I wrote a few years ago even led to me learning how to play the theremin!).

Even though I had heard of the toy piano, it wasn’t until I attended a Yann Tiersen concert in Paris a few years ago and heard Tiersen perform on the toy piano that I began to wonder if any music had ever been written for clarinet and toy piano.

Spoiler alert: yes it has! (but as you might imagine, it’s not a long list)

Here are some pieces I’ve stumbled upon which feature clarinet and toy piano:

(pieces listed alphabetically by composer’s last name; links included for pieces as available. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list, and I will update this list as I discover other works featuring clarinet and toy piano.)

• Richard Belcastro’s Inner Strife for clarinet, electric guitar, piano, toy piano, and percussion
• Dietmar Bonnen Drei Bilder for voice, piano, and ad libitum bass clarinet
• Phyllis Chen Everything Turns, Everything Revolves for toy piano, violin, clarinet and toys
• Phyllis Chen Chimers for toy piano, toy glockenspiel, clarinet, violin and tuning forks
• Phyllis Chen Glass Clouds We Have Known for toy piano, bowls, bass clarinet, flute, electronics and video
• Renald Deppe feed music for toy piano, sax/clarinet, and cello
• John Glover Lucy for small ensemble (featuring clarinet and toy piano)
• Jacob Gregg Etude for clarinet and toy piano
• Erik Griswold Gossamer wings for flute, clarinet, toy piano, percussion, violin & cello
• Wang Jie Wait for the Beginning for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, toy piano 
• J. M. Maury La Boîte à Musique for clarinet, bass clarinet, and toy piano
• Monica Pearce connotations for flute, clarinet, toy piano, violin and cello
• Monica Pearce Girl before a Mirror for clarinet, trumpet, piano/toy piano, percussion, violin and double bass

Bonus:

• HK Gruber – Frankenstein!! Not only does this piece feature toy clarinets, but it also calls for car horns (authentic vintage ones and toy versions). However, it does not include toy piano.
• A Facebook event page for a concert featuring toy pianos (and a bit of clarinet)
• Learn more about toy piano works and players here.
• If your inner child is curious about other toy instruments, here are five pieces written for toys.

Know of any other pieces featuring clarinet and toy piano? Leave a comment below so I can add them to the list!