Sunday, 10 August 2025

Silly Serious Music (Updated!)








If famous composers were cats --



Unbeknownst to me, it turns out that this is an actual piano score! It is called Toc-cat-a in B for Pawiano and was written by Noam Oxman in honour of a cat named Latte! Here is a recording of it --


Thanks to intrepid blogging buddy Jim of Road to Parnassus for researching that meme and letting us know the results! More whimsical animal compositions by Noam Osman are found here.

32 comments:

Moving with Mitchell said...

The first! Oh, and the view inside a violin. Beautiful! Can I live there?

Tom said...

...Debra, once again you Scored!

Parnassus said...

Hello Debra, How am I going to get any work done if you keep sending me over to Youtube?

Here is the Toc-cat-a in B played out, apparently by the composer (actually kind of fun):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zECqpwghQOs&pp=ygUOdG9jIGNhdCBhIGluIGI%3D

If you look at his other videos, you will see other weirdly written music, including more cats and animals:

https://www.youtube.com/@Sympawnies/videos

--Jim

Bob said...

The one with the car ... ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Travel said...

Maybe, it was all inspired by the cat working the keyboard and Mozart was just transcribing the cats creation?

Boud said...

I love the view inside a violin. But think of the noise and vibration!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Parnassus (Jim) -- OMG I didn't know this was a real score! Thanks for those marvelous links! I'm going to amend my post accordingly so others can hear it played too. You truly are the King of Researchers, my friend.

whkattk said...

That's a fantastic piece! Thank you for that!!!
And the VW is stealable! Happy Sunday!

Ms. Moon said...

I really do enjoy your memes. And that Toc-cat-a was just lovely!

Bob said...

How hilarious that was an actual score!!!

Mistress Maddie said...

That last one has HRH-the Cat written ALLLLLLLL over it!!!!

Cleora Borealis said...

๐Ÿ˜น๐Ÿ™€ I listened to Toc-cat-a in B while Hubby was in the room. He asked, "what is that? It sounds like two cats running around on a piano." ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿคฃ What a successful piece of music if my Hubby can "get" it!! ๐Ÿ˜ป

Kathy G said...

I read your post this morning, but didn't have time to comment. Now I find that you've added even more fun!

sirkkis said...

I enjoyed most the composers/cats similarities ๐Ÿ˜Š

Mike said...

Several good GROANS today.

Bill said...

The car was my favourite.

roentare said...

Really a fun series!

Mary Kirkland said...

Oh goodness, these are funny.

Catalyst said...

A few years ago I looked at some sheet music and realized I couldn't read it anymore. That wasn't funny to me but these are! Love the cat music.

Tundra Bunny said...

Flight of the Bumble Bee made me Laugh Out Loud! The classical cat tune wasn't like nails on a chalkboard, so that was fine too...

Marie Smith said...

Such a noteworthy post!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Marie Smith -- Oh, good one -- GROAN!

Shammickite said...

Oh crikey, that cat music is really marvellous, what an amazing idea! Loved the flight of the bumble bee. Actually loved them all.

Kirk said...

Weird Al could be played by Tom Hulce in a biopic.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ Kirk -- Yes, that would be appropriate!

Ur-spo said...

For some time I like to tie whatever is being discussed into the possibility The Arizona Symphony is working on conducting it - in E-flat.

angela said...

I’m not sure what influenced this post but I do like the giggles.
The inside of the violin is stunning

Val Ewing said...

Those photos inside a violin! Wow!

e said...

Love all of these, the humorous and the thought-provoking.

The Happy Whisk said...

Poor bumblebees. Although, now that Bumblebee Tuna song is stuck in my head.

Busy Bee Suz said...

Wow. The Cat Piano Score is lovely! I don't think there would ever be a time in my existence when I could read music.

How do we know said...

how do you find the BEST-EST things and then put them together? Love the cat piano score!!!!