Nora
Nora at the piano
Other name(s)Nora The Piano Cat
SpeciesFelis catus
SexFemale
Born (2004-09-10) September 10, 2004
Years active2007 – present
Known forPlaying the piano
OwnerBurnell Yow! and Betsy Alexander

Nora the Piano Cat (born September 10, 2004[1]) is a gray tabby cat, rescued from the streets of Camden, New Jersey, by the Furrever Friends animal shelter. Nora gained international prominence after a YouTube video of her playing the piano went viral in 2007. The Times of London, in its online edition, characterized her music as being "something halfway between Philip Glass and free jazz".[2]

The National Science Foundation has included Nora in a video about animal behavior which was shown in museums in the fall of 2007. Pianist Magazine, based in London, featured her in an article.[3]

CATcerto

In 2009, recorded footage of Nora was included in CATcerto, a piece by Lithuanian composer Mindaugas Piečaitis.[4] The first performance of the piece, by Piečaitis and the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, was widely broadcast on the Internet.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nora The Piano Cat - Turns 16 Years Old, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-06-20
  2. ↑ Whitwell, Tom (March 3, 2007). "Microtrends: Piano-Playing Cats". The Times. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. ↑ Brown, John Robert (Aug–Sep 2008). "Why I Love YouTube". Pianist (63).. Mentioned in: "Pianist Magazine Aug/Sept Issue, Page 63..." (blog). NoraThePianoCat.com. August 21, 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. ↑ "Kūrinys katei tapo rimtu gyvenimo pokštu" (in Lithuanian). 2009-06-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Nora wins fame for her piano-playing talent". Miami Herald. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

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