The Cat Duet, as performed by The Little Singers of Paris

Last updated on: November 4, 2011 at 1:10 pm by Joanne Brokaw

The Cat Duet, as performed by The Little Singers of Paris 2011-11-04T13:10:30-04:00 Joanne Brokaw

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

This wonderfully amusing video is making the Facebook rounds, and since it showcases not only talent but humor, I thought I’d share it with you.

It appears that this is performed by Les Petits Chanteurs A la Croix De Bois, or The Little Singers of Paris, one of the most famous children’s choirs in the world. The choir was started in 1906, when two young students, Pierre Martin and Paul Berthier (Father of the composer Jacques Berthier and grandfather of France Gall), were on holidays in the abbey of Tamié in Savoy and decided to “create a children’s master’s choir which would go from church to church, from city to city, to carry the living testimony of the magnificence of the religious music.”

Today, a hundred children live in a friendly boarding school environment, sharing their time between the school work defined by the official programs, the music and vocal education. The choir travels more than 30,ooo miles a year, performing for 50,000 people.

I haven’t yet tracked down when this was actually performed or who the boys are. But the piece in this video, while amusing, is actually a classical piece of music called Duetto buffo di due gatti, or the Cat Duet. According to the website ClassicalArchives.com:

“Though scored for two sopranos and piano, the work exists in orchestral versions and has been sung by male-female pairs and even as a tomcat duet. The text consists in its entirety of the single word ‘meow'” and singers treat the melodies basically however they want to. The origins of this work are cloudy, but historians agree that it is not an authentic work by Rossini. It does, however, contain a good deal of Rossini’s music, so the attribution is not completely off the mark.”

So look at that – you (and hopefully your cat!) had a giggle and learned something about classical music at the same time!

Little Singers of Paris

pets

video

Previous Post

November 4, 2011

Friday Food For Thought quote: our relationship with dogs

Next Post

November 5, 2011 Sleeping dog and playful kittens (video)

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Animal behavior Animal health Animal history Animal rescue Animal research Animals and entertainment Animals and fashion Animals and food Animals and military Animals and science Animals and the law Animals in the news Be Nice Project Bears Bees Bible verses Birds Books cats Celebrities Christianity Circus Critters Dogs Elephants Farm animals Featured Shelter Pet Guest blogger Holidays Humor Interviews Movies Music National News Nature Ocean mammals Paganism Politics Quotes Reader photos Recalls Reviews Science Space Supernatural Technology Television Uncategorized Uncategorized video Wildlife Zoo

Select a Month November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 November 2015 May 2015 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 May 2014 April 2014 January 2014 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 July 2011 June 2011

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who was Lydia's profession?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Potter Cloth merchant Farmer Weaver