Musician Norm Oxman composed a song for his late cat, "Sympawny no.4 (Chubby Cat)." It reflects the image of the cat. A composer's musical portrait honoring deceased pets worldwide.
Thank you for posting this! I have seen the sheet music previously but I had always longed to hear what it would sound like & it is just as light & playful as I had hoped it would sound. A perfect tribute to a beloved cat
I wrote a rules based system to generate music for a digital synthesizer I also wrote. I used Kotlin which is a weird choice but it's how I learned the language in a week
We just found our 18 year old cat dead yesterday morning. We already had him scheduled to be put down later that day because he seems to be sliding downhill. He seems to have passed in his sleep. My wife and I are back at work today to keep ourselves going but this hit hard. Thank you for it.
That's hard, and I wish you guys the best. As far as pet deaths, a long life & peaceful passing is the best you can hope for, but I know it doesn't make it easy.
It sure doesn't. Had another 18 year old pass about 10 months or so ago and we had more or less stopped seeing his shadow around every corner to just have it happen again. We still have 2 goof balls. One is 15 and the other is like 7 or so, so they are just going to have to deal with extra squishes.
So Imgur is being stupid and wont let me Zoom in, what is the name of this? Is it real? And is there a recording of it? I would google, but I cant make out the name.
Keep in mind it's not as drastic as it looks. Each of those lines are a different instrument so more realistically they're all parallel, but then of course it wouldn't look like a cat.
With my close to zero literacy in reading music sheets, I can confirm that notes do seem to go up and down in the song following the pattern in the sheet, but beyond that I have no idea.
The last note isnt meant to be staccato? The symbol over the last note is format, meaning to hold the note longer than written if needed for dramatic effect. Basically leaves it up for interpretation, which is consistent with what was played.
On the other hand, were this my key id be okay with some artistic interpretation. The whole thing is artistic interpretation to begin with and I doubt a cat would be upset about rules being broken.
Dandymion
Eine Kline katt musik
LordLurkingtonIII
I mean, +1 for "sympawny" alone.
TheVillageGrouch9000
Impressive!
DarkfireDragon
twelvoclocklevel
Divine
SociallyInept1
Thank you for posting this! I have seen the sheet music previously but I had always longed to hear what it would sound like & it is just as light & playful as I had hoped it would sound. A perfect tribute to a beloved cat
Doismellbacon
I echo this entire statement. Well said!
radioFREEmadras
There are more, you will be pleased to know.
https://www.youtube.com/@Sympawnies
KawaiiInari
I feel like music is math.
LittleMathCat
It absolutely is.
Ymris
you might enjoy the book Gödel, Escher, Bach... because it is
cantthinkofaclevernameatm
Music IS math....like 3/4 and 6/8 are more or less the same *Berkley students shriek in the distance*
geekykeycap
I wrote a rules based system to generate music for a digital synthesizer I also wrote. I used Kotlin which is a weird choice but it's how I learned the language in a week
hwatL4bloopy
By the way a fagatto is a bassoon. Which in some cases does look like a bundle of sticks
hwatL4bloopy
@op is a bassoon.
LogicDude
whoopsidaz
Cat remains dead indifferently.
williamfny
We just found our 18 year old cat dead yesterday morning. We already had him scheduled to be put down later that day because he seems to be sliding downhill. He seems to have passed in his sleep. My wife and I are back at work today to keep ourselves going but this hit hard. Thank you for it.
Feralkyn
That's hard, and I wish you guys the best. As far as pet deaths, a long life & peaceful passing is the best you can hope for, but I know it doesn't make it easy.
williamfny
It sure doesn't. Had another 18 year old pass about 10 months or so ago and we had more or less stopped seeing his shadow around every corner to just have it happen again. We still have 2 goof balls. One is 15 and the other is like 7 or so, so they are just going to have to deal with extra squishes.
IgnisInvictus
Wow. No one uses that much piccolo successfully.
TheDildoOfConsequences
I feel it'd be better with some cowbell.
twelvoclocklevel
I do
IgnisInvictus
As long as there's only one.
IMPICKLERICK
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IgnisInvictus
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J3lek
ZAPZAPMOTHAFUCKA
So Imgur is being stupid and wont let me Zoom in, what is the name of this? Is it real? And is there a recording of it? I would google, but I cant make out the name.
PubMed12927120suckssobad
I get video error - response code 400.
Don't know what that means but I think this is supposed to be a video and you can't zoom videos
MaterialisticWorm
Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz by John Stump
chechbona
That's actually what those notes produce?
TektronixTDS360
Doesn't seem like it to me but sure why not
Alistairetheblu
Keep in mind it's not as drastic as it looks. Each of those lines are a different instrument so more realistically they're all parallel, but then of course it wouldn't look like a cat.
Laylah77
Yep
gman003
Listening along, it seems to match. My ear's not good enough to tell if it's exact but it sounds like what I'd expect that sheet music to sound like.
cousteau
With my close to zero literacy in reading music sheets, I can confirm that notes do seem to go up and down in the song following the pattern in the sheet, but beyond that I have no idea.
ClifSkaylor
Well I can tell you that final note isn't stacato, as written. So I'm leery of the whole thing.
Sunderlion
That's not staccato, that's a fermata symbol. It's played correctly as far as I see and the notes (while odd looking) do match what's being played).
avavilina
The last note isnt meant to be staccato? The symbol over the last note is format, meaning to hold the note longer than written if needed for dramatic effect. Basically leaves it up for interpretation, which is consistent with what was played.
avavilina
Sorry, apparently autocorrect doesnt know the word "fermata" - the actual name of the symbol above the last note.
chansuke
On the other hand, were this my key id be okay with some artistic interpretation. The whole thing is artistic interpretation to begin with and I doubt a cat would be upset about rules being broken.
Feralkyn
"I doubt a cat would be upset about rules being broken."
My cat, at 6:01 am, when food was meant to be hand-delivered to their face at 6:00 am: "REEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAWR????"