His student orchestra had been rehearsing Haydn's Toy Symphony, with its imitation of the cuckoo's call.

Toy Symphony is a further exploration of Gow's Shire roots and much else besides.

Toy Symphony (wind quintet, 1928)

Who Composed the "Toy Symphony" known all over the World?

For a long time, three movements in the work were called the "Toy" Symphony and attributed to Haydn.

The application evolved to play a prominent role in the Toy Symphony.

On 28 November 1957, she participated in the premiere performance of Malcolm Arnold's Toy Symphony, Op.

At one concert, for example, each child was given a toy trumpet and joined the orchestra in performing Haydn's "Toy" Symphony.

But the innovative use of toys and noisemakers in the "Toy" Symphony livens up what would otherwise have been a merely pleasant piece.

But you can get more than an idea this weekend when Toy Symphony comes to the Winter Garden for a free concert and a family day open house.