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THE CAT'S PAJAMASPierre La Plante

Instrumentation Full Conductor Score ................................................................................. 1Flute ......................................................................................................... 10Oboe .......................................................................................................... 21st B Clarinet ............................................................................................. 52nd B Clarinet ........................................................................................... 5B Bass Clarinet .......................................................................................... 2Bassoon .................................................................................................... 2E Alto Saxophone ...................................................................................... 6B Tenor Saxophone ................................................................................... 2E Baritone Saxophone ............................................................................... 21st B Trumpet............................................................................................ 52nd B Trumpet .......................................................................................... 5F Horn ........................................................................................................ 41st Trombone ............................................................................................. 32nd Trombone ............................................................................................ 3Euphonium (Baritone) BC .......................................................................... 2Euphonium (Baritone) TC ........................................................................... 2Tuba ........................................................................................................... 4Mallet Percussion: Xylophone, Bells .......................................................... 2Timpani ...................................................................................................... 1Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum ...................................................... 3Percussion 2: Crash Cymbals, Wood Block ............................................... 2

Program Notes

The Jazz Age of the 1920’s brought into the vernacular such superlative phrases as "The Cat's Pajamas " and "The Bee's Knees." Referring to something special or stylish, today’s equivalent would be to say "cool".

The silly image of a cat in pajamas conjured up an idea for a little ragtime tune entitled The Cat’s Pajamas. The first section features a lighthearted melody in the low clarinets and tenor saxophone, with some instrumental "meows" thrown in here and there by the high woodwinds. The contrasting middle section is an old camp song called "The Cat Came Back," which is in a contrasting minor key and heard briefly as a canon (a fancy musician's term for a “round”) before returning to the original theme.

Enjoy a musical time travel back to another era and don't forget to listen for the "meows!"

Rehearsal Suggestions

The great ragtime composer Scott Joplin cautioned about playing ragtime too fast. The charm of the rhythmic elements and syncopation gets lost or glossed over if played too fast. The meows (m. 6, 22 etc.) are phrased in "twos" with an accent on the first note. At m.58 through m.68 be sure each entrance of the canon is heard, and the build-up is very gradual. The sudden dynamic changes from m. 66-72 are very important and can almost be exaggerated.

I hope you enjoy rehearsing and performing The Cat’s Pajamas.

Pierre La Plante2018 Concert Band CD

WFR395

BEYOND THE CHALLENGEThe Washington Winds, Edward S. Petersen – ConductorCONTENTS: Forged In Fire (Romeyn), Oh, My Heart Belongs To Ireland (Swearingen), The Squealer (Huff/arr. Glover), Rejoissant! (Shaffer), Feuerfest Polka - Op. 269 (Strauss/arr. Longfield), Twilight Portrait (Huckeby), Klezmer! (Webb), Defiance! (Jarvis), A Voyage To Freedom (Swearingen), Meditation (Massenet/arr. Glover), Skywalk (Mohanty), Travelin’ Music (La Plante), Heaven’s Light (Reineke/arr. Romeyn), Dragonship (Neeck), Aurora Borealis (Susi), Olympus (Romeyn), Nimrod (Elgar/arr. Glover),

Dr. Mayhem! (Bell), Beyond The Challenge (Huckeby), Bunker Hill (King/arr. Swearingen), The Cat’s Pajamas (La Plante), Eclipse Galop (King/arr. Glover), The Star Spangled Banner (arr. Huckeby)

About the Composer

A lifelong student and teacher of music, Pierre La Plante was born September 25, 1943, in West Allis, Wis. He grew up in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. where he was active in the high school band, choir, and theater. La Plante received a Music Clinic tuition scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he earned his Bachelor of Music (1967) and Master of Music (1972) degrees.

In the fall of 1967, La Plante began his teaching career in the Blanchardville, Wis. public school system (now Pecatonica Area Schools). There, he directed the high school band and chorus. In 1972, La Plante went to Prescott, Wis. to direct the high school concert band, marching band, and choir. He returned to Blanchardville in 1975 to teach general music for grades K—6 and beginning band. He retired from Blanchardville in 2001.

His many years of working with beginning band students has proven very helpful when writing music that is accessible to young players. An accomplished composer, La Plante's catalog of musical works has been performed by high school bands in Australia, Europe, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. His first piece, Western Portrait, was published in 1976. His music is published by Daehn Publications as well as Kjos, Shawnee, Ludwig, Grand Mesa, and Bourne. In addition to band works, Bourne and G. Schirmer have published several settings of Wisconsin folksongs.

La Plante has adjudicated for solo and ensemble contests and played bassoon in regional orchestras, including the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and the Beloit-Janesville Symphony. He is currently a member of MENC and ASCAP, and a former member of the Madison Wind ensemble. He resides in Oregon, Wis. with his wife, Laurie, where he enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, and spending time with his family. His daughters, Amy and Elizabeth, enjoy careers in graphic design and teaching, respectively. He also has three grandchildren, Emily, Parker, and Kate.

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Conductor ScoreTHE CAT’S PAJAMAS

© 2018 Birch Island Music Press (ASCAP), P.O. Box 680, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, U.S.A.International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Printed In U.S.A.

WARNING! This composition is protected by copyright law. To copy or reproduce it by any method is an infringement of the copyright law.

To the 2016-2017 Seventh Grade Band at Patrick Marsh Middle School, Sun Prairie, Wisconsinand their outstanding director, Chris Gleason

A Felicitous Feline Ragtime Novelty

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Oboe

1st Bb Clarinet

2nd Bb Clarinet

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Bassoon

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Bb Tenor Saxophone

Eb Baritone Saxophone

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2nd Bb Trumpet

F Horn

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TimpaniF, Bb, C

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