This folk song, set by Aaron
Copland, starts with a cat, but soon moves on to other forms of life – a goose,
a hen, and a wife. Copland also wrote “Cat and Mouse,” which is a favorite of
many young piano students. Here’s a
recording with the composer at the piano:
Rossini’s
operas were so successful that he was able to retire early from composing. He spent the rest of his life living (and
eating) well. He did write some music
during his retirement, which he referred to as the sins of his old age. One of
these was supposedly a duet for two women singing as cats (the attribution of
this duet is not certain). You can hear
an orchestrated version of this song in the video below:
That’s all I can think of
right now, except for a “Chopin for Cats” CD that Radio Chopin found in their
recent Chopin Shopping spree, but it seems unlikely that Chopin wrote his preludes to “stimulate your pet’s senses.”
Do you have anything to add
to this list? I'd love to hear from you in the comments.