Ian Deterling
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The Black Cat - Clarinet Ensemble

 The Black Cat, Op. 13 (2019)

  • clarinet ensemble

    • Go on an adventure with a playful black cat! The eerie middle section goes exploring in darkened shadows while the lighthearted beginning and end are both full of musical leaps, pounces, and kitty butt wiggles! 

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The Black Cat (clarinet ensemble)
The Black Cat (clarinet ensemble)

Score and set of parts

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Program Notes

The Black Cat is a piece about my cat, Béla. I was sitting next to a campfire behind my apartment when I suddenly heard a cat meowing behind me. I turned around and saw this beautiful black cat with green eyes. He walked towards me, slowly crawled up into my lap, and fell asleep. He didn't belong to any of the neighbors, and no one claimed him when I brought him to the Humane Society - so I adopted him and named him Béla. He's a playful and frisky cat that spends most of his time sleeping; however, Béla also gets into mischief once in a while... and I wanted to capture all of this in the music. This piece is about him - the black cat.

  • Instrumentation:

    • Eb Clarinet

    • Bb Clarinet 1

    • Bb Clarinet 2

    • Bb Clarinet 3

    • Bb Clarinet 4

    • Alto Clarinet

    • Bass Clarinet

    • Contrabass Clarinet (optional)

  • Duration: about 7’00”

  • Score and set of parts - 58 pages