Margaret Leng Tan, the first woman to earn a Doctorate from Juilliard, has had a five-decade career as a musician and figurehead of avant-garde music, largely due to her use of the toy piano.
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Margaret Leng Tan, a trailblazing musician, earned a Doctorate from Juilliard in 1971, becoming the first woman to do so. She then spent five decades as a prominent figure in avant-garde music, known for her innovative fusion of traditional and experimental sounds.
