“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” existed first as a poem. Written by Jane Taylor and first published in 1806, it was titled simply “The Star.” It was not until 1838 that “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” appeared in print as a song, in a collection called The Singing Master: First Class Tune Book, paired with the tune we all know. (“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkle,_Twinkle,_Little_Star)
This Sunday morning, we invite you to hear “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” as you have never heard it before, as played by “Cateen,” aka the young Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino. Please enjoy “7 Levels of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,’” and to be transported from the familiar to the marvelous: https://www.youtube.com/embed/L2f6Mi7I5lY.
