The Cat Menagerie (Patterson, Robert G.)

		Movements/Sections 6 pieces 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!” 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; Scores featuring the bassoon; Scores featuring the horn; For 3 players

Performances

• Recordings (7)

Recordings

For Piano

 1. Old Tom
*#238720 - 1.49MB - 1:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 164x⇩

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 2. The Dreamer
*#238721 - 2.15MB - 1:52 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 61x⇩

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 3. Three Legs, No Tail
*#238722 - 1.75MB - 1:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 34x⇩

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 4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost
*#238723 - 1.36MB - 1:11 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 26x⇩

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 5. Blue Blood
*#238724 - 1.51MB - 1:19 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 31x⇩

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 6. Chasing Phantoms
*#238725 - 1.48MB - 1:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 29x⇩

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Performer Pages:

Robert G. Patterson (piano)

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Robert Patterson

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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 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 106x⇩

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Performers:

Curtis Orchestra, Patricia Gray, narrator

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Robert Patterson

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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

• Piano Scores (2)
• Scores and Parts (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Piano Scores

For Piano

 Complete Score
*#238705 - 0.22MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 184x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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Publisher Info.:

Great River Music (ASCAP)

Copyright:

Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]

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 Narration Script
*#238709 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 60x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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Great River Music (ASCAP)

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Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]

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Scores and Parts

For Orchestra

 Complete Score 2222, 2200, pc., strings
*#238750 - 1.53MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 71x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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 Complete Score 2222, 3211, pc., strings (horn 3 optional)
*#238751 - 1.60MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 57x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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Composer

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Great River Music (ASCAP)

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Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]

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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 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 157x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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 Clarinet in E♭/B♭/Bass Clarinet in B♭
*#238761 - 0.17MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 102x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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 Bassoon
*#238762 - 0.18MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 68x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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 Horn in F
*#238763 - 0.14MB, 4 pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 71x⇩

PDF typeset by Robert Patterson
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Composer

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Great River Music (ASCAP)

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Performance Restricted Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 1.0 [tag/del]

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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 Number	GRM-01008
Movements/Sections	6 pieces 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!”
Year/Date of Composition	1988; Narration added 2009
First Performance	1988
First Publication	1988
Librettist	Robert G. Patterson (narration)
Language	English
Average Duration	9 minutes (original); 13 minutes (with narration)
Piece Style	Modern
Instrumentation	1st version (1988): Piano and Narrator (optional) 2nd version (2009): Orchestra and Narrator

Misc. Comments

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