Two Little Kittens (2015) by bobcohenmusic

TwoLittleKittens for SAChorus&Piano MusicbyRobertS.Cohen PoembyAnonymous LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 (973)783-9192 www.robertscohen.com bob@robertscohen.com "Withineveryadultlivesthewisdomofachild"

Twolittlekittens,onestormynight, Begantoquarrel,andthentofight; Onehadamouse,theotherhadnone, Andthat'sthewaythequarrelbegun.

"I'llhavethatmouse,"sadthebiggestcat; "You'llhavethatmouse?We'llseeaboutthat!"

"Iwillhavethatmouse,"saidtheeldestson; "Youshan'thavethemouse,"saidthelittleone.

Itoldyoubefore'twasastormynight Whenthesetwolittlekittensbegantofight; Theoldwomanseizedhersweepingbroom, Andsweptthetwokittensrightoutoftheroom.

Thegroundwascoveredwithfrostandsnow, Andthetwolittlekittenshadnowheretogo; Sotheylaidthemdownonthematatthedoor, Whiletheoldwomanfinishedsweepingthefloor.

Thentheycreptin,asquietasmice, Allwetwiththesnow,andcoldasice, Fortheyfounditwasbetter,thatstormynight, Toliedownandsleepthantoquarrelandfight.

Anonymousc.1880

TwoLittleKittens

        Piano             Moderato                                                      S A Pno.      Twolittlekittens,one               5 5      stormynight,Be                    gantoquarrel,and                    thentofight;                        S A Pno. 9      Onehadamouse,the                     otherhadnone,And                    that'sthewaythe                   quarrelbegun.                1

        S A Pno.    Twolittle    Twolittle                 13 13    Twolittle    Twolittle                      Twolittlekittens,one      Twolittlekittens,one                    stormynight,     stormynight,                                        S A Pno.    Twolittle     littleTwo                  17 17     Twolittle     littleTwo                     that'sthewaythe     that'sthewaythe                     quarrelbe    quarrelbe                            S A Pno.   gun.   gun.             21 21                                   "I'll                  2

        S A Pno.     havethatmouse,"saidthe                 25 25     biggestcat;     "You'll                     havethatmouse?We'll                   "Iwill      seeaboutthat!"                       S A Pno. 29     havethatmouse,"saidthe                      eldestson; "You     "You                     shan'thavethemouse,"saidthe      shan'thavethemouse,"saidthe                    littleone.     littleone.                -        S A Pno.    Twolittle    Twolittle                 33 33     Twolittle    Twolittle                     Twolittlekittens,one      Twolittlekittens,one                    stormynight,     meowmeowmeowmeow                -3

            S A Pno. 37        Twolittle     littleTwo                         Twolittle     littleTwo                    that'sthewaythe     that'sthewaythe                     quarrelbe     quarrelbe                S A Pno.   gun.   gun.               41 41                                    I    I                             S A Pno.      toldyoubefore'twasa      toldyoubefore'twasa               45 45     stormynight     stormynight                                  Whenthese    Whenthese                 4

        S A Pno. 49       twolittlekittensbe       twolittlekittensbe                    gantofight;     gantofight;                                         The    The                         S A Pno. 53     oldwomanseizedher     oldwomanseizedher                     sweepingbroom,     sweepingbroom,                                      And    And                                             S A Pno. 57       sweptthetwokittensright       sweptthetwokittensright                  outofthe    outofthe        room.    room.                   Twolittle    Twolittle                  60 60     Twolittle    Twolittle               -5

        S A Pno. 62      Twolittlekittens,swept      Twolittlekittensswept                      outoftheroom.      outoftheroom.                      TwolittlelittleTwo      TwolittlelittleTwo                       TwolittlelittleTwo      TwolittlelittleTwo               -        S A Pno. 66      Twolittlekittens,swept      Twolittlekittens,swept                    G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P.      Twolittlekittens,swept      Twolittlekittens,swept                       G.P. G.P. G.P. G.P.      Twolittlekittens,    swept            riten. riten.            S A Pno. 71    The       outoftheroom.                  groundwascoveredwith                Muchslower 72 72 (with pathos) Muchslower (whistle to sound like the wind)       frostandsnow,Andthe                twolittlekittenshad          6

        S A Pno. 75     nowheretogo;    Sothey              Ahh     laidthemdownonthe                       matatthedoor,Whilethe                           oldwomanfinished                         S A Pno. 79     Then       sweepingthefloor.Then                               rit. rit.         theycreptin,as       creptin,                 Abitfaster 80 80 Abitfaster               quietasmice,All         quietmice,                 accel. poco a poco accel. poco a poco         wetwiththesnow,and       wetsnow,                      S A Pno. 83         coldasice,Forthey        coldasice,                       founditwasbetter,that       dodo                       stormynight,To       dodo                        liedownandsleep    To          7

            S A Pno. 87    To        liedownandsleepTo                    liedownandsleepthanto         liedownandsleepthanto               quarrelandfight.      quarrelandfight.         allarg. allarg.         S A Pno.    Twolittle    Twolittle                    Tempoprimo Tempoprimo    90 90    Twolittle    Twolittle                     Twolittlekittens,one      Twolittlekittens,one                     stormynight,    stormynight,                     S A Pno. 94      TwolittlelittleTwo      TwolittlelittleTwo                       Twolittlelit lit tleTwo      TwolittlelittleTwo                     meowmeowmeowmeow                meowmeowmeowmeow     8

        S A Pno. 98      TwolittlelittleTwo    dodo                          TwolittlelittleTwo    dodo                    that'sthewaythe    dodo                        S A Pno. 101     quarrelbegun.     meowmeowmeowmeow                   TwolittlelittleTwo       TwolittlelittleTwo                       TwolittlelittleTwo      TwolittlelittleTwo                        S A Pno.      quarrel     quarrel        104 104     quarrel    quarrel              quarrel     quarrel            quarrel    quarrel         ---9

        S A Pno. 108   meowmeow               meowmeow            meowmeow               meowmeowmeowmeow     meowmeowmeowmeow                      S A Pno.   112 112 meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow Cacaphonyofmeows Cacaphonyofmeows   meow meow meow meow meow meow meow   meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow   meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow (Big cut-off)         S A Pno. 116        Andthe     Andthe                moralofthisstory:Don't        moralofthisstory:Don't   (shouted) (shouted)         quarrelandfight!       quarrelandfight!            10