It’s International Dog Day. I know this is far, far from comprehensive, but here’s a gallery I’ve slapped together of famous musicians and their best friends. Perhaps I’ll add some more throughout the day. The subjects of the photos are identified when you click through the gallery.
Tag: Pets
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Honoring Hannah A Musical Goodbye on WPRB
It is hard to say goodbye.
I will lay my sweet Hannah to rest musically this morning on WPRB, by honoring her memory with works related in one way or another to our beloved pets and companions. Among the featured works will be John Alden Carpenter’s ballet “Krazy Kat,” George Crumb’s “Mundus Canis,” Peter Schickele’s “Thurber’s Dogs,” Robert Russell Bennett’s “Suite for Skip and Sadie,” Alan Rawsthorne’s “Practical Cats” (after T.S. Eliot), Alan Hovhaness’ “Fred the Cat,” and Kenneth Leighton’s “Household Pets.” There will also be pieces inspired by Noah and St. Francis of Assisi.
In addition, we’ll hear many, many shorter works by composers such as Leroy Anderson, George Antheil, Samuel Barber, Frederic Chopin, Zez Confrey, Aaron Copland, Ernst von Dohnanyi, Daniel Dorff, Sir Edward Elgar, George Gershwin, Carlos Guastavino, Howard Hanson, William Lloyd Webber, Arthur Pryor, Maurice Ravel, Elie Siegmeister, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky, and Laurel Zucker.
It will be more engaging than a length of yarn or even a wayward cricket, this Thursday morning from 6 to 11 EDT, on WPRB 103.3 FM and wrpb.com. I’m really missing my baby, on Classic Ross Amico.
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Pets Music and Facebook
Has anyone ever set up a Facebook account and not posted a picture of their pets within a week? Personally, I think I’ve exercised remarkable restraint.
I don’t know about you, but my animals are great music lovers. My dog, Corgi, a foxy lass of indeterminate breed, was a great opera lover. She used to fall asleep with her head against the speaker while listening to the Metropolitan Opera.
The imperious Hannah (a.k.a. Ki-TEH) also enjoys vocal music, though for a while she and I were working our way through all the Haydn symphonies.
She definitely prefers music to silence during the long hours I spend writing on the computer, preferably typing with one hand while rubbing her belly with the other. Until she’s had enough, that is. She can be a harsh mistress.
I don’t know Lena S. Lee, but this is a sweet tribute. Here she is with Samuel Barber’s “The Monk and His Cat.”
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