Composition: The Cat Menagerie (Patterson, Robert G.)

Title	The Cat Menagerie
Alternative title	Six Pieces for Young Pianists
Creators	Robert G. Patterson (composer)
Opus	GRM-01008
Instrumentation	piano narrator and piano
Number of movements	—
Keys	—
Composed	1988
First published	1988
Dedication	—
Tempo markings	—
Metronome markings	—
Time signatures	—
Average duration (sec)	540
Number of measures	—
Composition types	Pieces
Language	English
Period	Modern
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Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
Old Tom; “The Jellicle Ball is not what it was.”	—	—	—
The Dreamer; “I'm off visiting cabbages and kings, but my tail will take a message.”	—	—	—
Three Legs, No Tail; “When you only have three legs, it is a far, far better thing to stay in one place.”	—	—	—
He Who Hesitates Is Caught; “To run, or not to run,—hmmm...”	—	—	—
Blue Blood; “Out of the depths of hair I cry to you—Brush Me!”	—	—	—
Chasing Phantoms; “It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it!”	—	—	—

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
view	Complete	clarinet, bassoon and horn	—

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File
view	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	—	—	Narration Script · view
view	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score 2222, 2200, pc., strings · view Complete Score 2222, 3211, pc., strings (horn 3 optional) · view
view	Complete	Arrangement for clarinet, bassoon and horn	—	—	Complete Score · view Clarinet in E/B/Bass Clarinet in B · view Bassoon · view Horn in F · view

Details	Performers	Arranged for	Files
view	Robert G. Patterson (piano)	For Piano	1. Old Tom · file 2. The Dreamer · file 3. Three Legs, No Tail · file 4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost · file 5. Blue Blood · file 6. Chasing Phantoms · file
view		For Orchestra	Complete Performance with Narration · file

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