A short fun song for children's choir setting a poem by Margaret Mahy about a cat. No clarinet required.
Opus No : 137a
Category : School / Choir
Year : 2008
Duration : 2' 30"
Commissioned by :North Canterbury Academy of Music
Instrumentation: treble voices, piano
Level :
1 - amateur musicians and children
Available from
the composer
Poem by Margaret Mahy, music by Anthony Ritchie
Cat in the Dark was commissioned by The North Canterbury Academy of Music for performance in their Music Quarter Festival, in Rangiora, 2008. It was written for massed childrens’ choir in unison and 2 parts. The final verse also includes a short ‘round’ in 3 parts.
There are also two different instrumental accompaniments: one for piano and clarinet in B flat, and one for piano alone.
The song may be transposed to suit the requirements of the choir.