Klarinet Archive - Posting 000251.txt from 1996/12

From: Don Gross <DGross1226@-----.com>
Subj: Re: cats, dogs and "Cats, A Suite for Clarinet & Piano"
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:31:10 -0500

In a message dated 96-12-08 11:34:10 EST, Brad Behn wrote:

<< I have a cat...his name is "Okie" Cats do not eat mouthpieces.
Brad >>

Dear Brad,

Your secret is out! Was Okie the one who checked out the intonation of my
Selmer Eb that I sent you for an audition this summer?

Not wanting to belabor this thread too much longer, you might want to look
into a 5-movement suite for clarinet and piano by John Noble that I
discovered in the Brand Library in Glendale, California:

Cats: A Suite for Clarinet and Piano

Allegro Pussicato - To Oscar: a supercat
Tabbioso - To Beethoven: a tabby cat
Purrendosi - To Mozart: He is a happy cat: listen to him purr
Cat Mandu - To Pippin: a Burmese cat - he bites
Cotton Pickin' Kitten - To Sam: a black and white minstrel cat: he dances a
kitty hoedown.

It's published by J.B. Cramer & Co., Ltd. 99 St. Martins Lane, London , W.C.
2. The sole US selling agent is Alexander Broude Inc., 225 W. 57th St. N.Y.,
NY 10019 (212) 586-1674.

It's a really fun piece of music!

Don Gross
La Canada, California