The Cat Menagerie (Patterson, Robert G.)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 pieces
  1. Old Tom
    “The Jellicle Ball is not what it was.”
  2. The Dreamer
    “I'm off visiting cabbages and kings, but my tail will take a message.”
  3. Three Legs, No Tail
    “When you only have three legs, it is a far, far better thing to stay in one place.”
  4. He Who Hesitates Is Caught
    “To run, or not to run,—hmmm...”
  5. Blue Blood
    “Out of the depths of hair I cry to you—Brush Me!”
  6. Chasing Phantoms
    “It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it!”
Composition Year 1988; Narration added 2009
Genre Categories Pieces; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For narrator, piano; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring a narrator; For voices with keyboard; English language; For clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 3 players (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

For Piano

 1. Old Tom
#238720 - 1.49MB - 1:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 805×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

⇒ 5 more: 2. The Dreamer • 3. Three Legs, No Tail • 4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost • 5. Blue Blood • 6. Chasing Phantoms

 2. The Dreamer
#238721 - 2.15MB - 1:52 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 322×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 3. Three Legs, No Tail
#238722 - 1.75MB - 1:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 209×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost
#238723 - 1.36MB - 1:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 163×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 5. Blue Blood
#238724 - 1.51MB - 1:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 175×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 6. Chasing Phantoms
#238725 - 1.48MB - 1:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 172×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Performer Pages Robert G. Patterson (piano)
Publisher Info. Robert Patterson
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
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For Orchestra

 Complete Performance with Narration
#238738 - 15.04MB - 13:08 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 458×⇩ - MP3 - rpatters1

MP3 file (audio)
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Publisher Info. Robert Patterson
Performers Curtis Orchestra, Patricia Gray, narrator
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original 6 pieces: Curtis Orchestra. Narration sections: Computer Realization
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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

For Orchestra

 Complete Score 2222, 2200, pc., strings
#238750 - 1.53MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 342×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 Complete Score 2222, 3211, pc., strings (horn 3 optional)
#238751 - 1.60MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 238×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
Copyright
Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
© COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS FILE IS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW.
However, the lawful copyright owner has generously released the file for distribution at IMSLP under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the IMSLP Performance Restricted License, which allow for the free distribution (with proper attribution) of the file with various levels of restriction with respect to the creation of derivative works, commercial usage, or public performances.
Misc. Notes Please contact the composer for performance materials
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Piano Scores

For Piano

 Complete Score
#238705 - 0.22MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 836×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
Copyright
Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]
© COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS FILE IS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW.
However, the lawful copyright owner has generously released the file for distribution at IMSLP under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the IMSLP Performance Restricted License, which allow for the free distribution (with proper attribution) of the file with various levels of restriction with respect to the creation of derivative works, commercial usage, or public performances.
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 Narration Script
#238709 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 320×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
Copyright
Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]
© COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS FILE IS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW.
However, the lawful copyright owner has generously released the file for distribution at IMSLP under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the IMSLP Performance Restricted License, which allow for the free distribution (with proper attribution) of the file with various levels of restriction with respect to the creation of derivative works, commercial usage, or public performances.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Patterson)

 Complete Score
#238760 - 0.40MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 843×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 Clarinet in E♭/B♭/Bass Clarinet in B♭
#238761 - 0.17MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 426×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 Bassoon
#238762 - 0.18MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 288×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

 Horn in F
#238763 - 0.14MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 366×⇩ - rpatters1

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
rpatters1 (2012/6/28)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Great River Music (ASCAP)
Copyright
Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
© COPYRIGHT NOTICE. THIS FILE IS PROTECTED UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW.
However, the lawful copyright owner has generously released the file for distribution at IMSLP under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the IMSLP Performance Restricted License, which allow for the free distribution (with proper attribution) of the file with various levels of restriction with respect to the creation of derivative works, commercial usage, or public performances.
Misc. Notes Arrangement of Version A
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General Information

Work Title The Cat Menagerie
Alternative. Title Six Pieces for Young Pianists
Composer Patterson, Robert G.
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. GRM-01008
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRP 41
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 pieces
  1. Old Tom
    “The Jellicle Ball is not what it was.”
  2. The Dreamer
    “I'm off visiting cabbages and kings, but my tail will take a message.”
  3. Three Legs, No Tail
    “When you only have three legs, it is a far, far better thing to stay in one place.”
  4. He Who Hesitates Is Caught
    “To run, or not to run,—hmmm...”
  5. Blue Blood
    “Out of the depths of hair I cry to you—Brush Me!”
  6. Chasing Phantoms
    “It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it!”
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1988; Narration added 2009
First Performance. 1988
First Publication. 1988
Librettist composer (narration)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 9 minutes (original); 13 minutes (with narration)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 1st version (1988): Piano and Narrator (optional)
2nd version (2009): Orchestra and Narrator

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The orchestra version includes accompanying music for the narration, composed in 2009. The composer also has transcribed the original piano pieces for wind trio.

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