Aspice Quod Felis Attraxit

Aspice Quod Felis Attraxit

That is the name
of a composition
I wrote,
resulting in my first
public performance.
It is a set
of piano variations
as sung by a choir
of cats.

Amazingly enough,
all the parts are sung
by the same cat!
Her name was
Heller;
who is now deceased.

She sang under various
pseudonyms,
or pseudonames, like
Felinious Monk,
Catgang Mozart,
Bela Barcat,
and Paw Paw Haydn.

The music is based
on a theme of
Darius Meow.
Catalog is Garfield
listing 9L.

The choir is
the usual SATB;
Siamese,
Alley,
Tabby, and
Bengal.

The Bengal voice is
especially entertaining.
The Siamese voice is
so virtuosoistical,
you will be tempted to think
it is a mouse,
but it’s not.

Actually,
getting this voice
requires a surgical process
that has become obsolete
for humans,
but is recommended
by the animal control people
for your pets.

Doug Palmer 2007