General information
Title CZPrůvod koček v noci slunovratu [auth.]
Title ENThe Cat's Procession in the Solstice Night
Title DEEin Katzenzug in der Nacht der Sommerwende
CategoryWorks for Keyboards
SubcategoryPiano
Halbreich number122
Parts of the composition (movements)Allegretto
Durata1´ 30´´
InstrumentsPf
Origin
Place of compositionPolička
Year of origin1919
Initiation of composition1919
Completion of composition1919
First performance
Autograph deposition
Owner of the sourceČeský rozhlas
Copyright
CopyrightSchott Music GmbH & Co.
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First edition
PublisherPanton
Place of issuePraha
Year of publication1970
Editions available at the BM Institute
Panton, Prague, 1995
Call number at the BM Institute: 1081
Specification of the edition: 3rd edition of collection called Piano compositions originally published in 1970
Details of this edition
Schott Music GmbH & Co., Mainz, 2009
Call number at the BM Institute: 1343a-c
Specification of the edition: Collection of selected piano pieces
Details of this edition
Sources
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Note Also published In: "Kompositionen für Kinder", Moscow 1985 (illegal edition); In: "Klavírní skladby", Panton, Prague 1970,1974,1995.
About the composition

The actual inspiration for Martinů's The Cat's Procession in the Solstice Night (Průvod koček v noci slunovratu, H 122) is not known, but based upon midsummer traditions of folklore, one could conjure an image of witches (transformed into cats) on their way to a convocation of magical powers. Written in 1919, it precedes Martinů's move to Paris and his "jazz period", and is the earliest of Martinů's piano works to show influences of jazz.

The recording of the song was first released by Naxos in 2007 (Giorgio Koukl).

Mark Gresham. Martinů: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 4 – Seven Czech Dances, Naxos, 2007.

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