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Should I dedicate a piece to my cat?


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So my cat died several years ago and I still get attacks of sadness from it. I remember the positives of course, like that he had a long life, a strong bond, would allow me to pet his belly, was very playful, and would stay close when I was ill, but the negative of his death sometimes overwhelms the positive memories and makes me have one of my sadness attacks. I was wondering if I should dedicate a piece to my cat. I remember his history so vividly, which could be a plus, as I do have an easier time composing when I have something to go off of besides form, so like rhythm for dances or for other pieces, an atmosphere. That's why I think symphonies would be easier for me now than sonatas(plus me being comfortable with the orchestra now of course), as symphonies can have a programmatic/atmospheric origin and sonatas usually don't. If I do dedicate a piece to my cat, I'm thinking of having the different parts of the piece go in the order of his history, from a fast and playful mood of him as a kitten to a slow and emotional funeral march at the end.

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Country singers regularly dedicate songs to pickup trucks, tractors, blue jeans, boots, old dirt roads, lawn flamingos, horses they've never rode because they're actually born and raised in a big city, cheap brands of whiskey and even cheaper women who definitely didn't deserve a song dedication.

 

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Why not?

Music is also a way to express feelings. I have written many pieces dedicated to my cats and dogs (some of them gone....). And I would way that more than dedications, they inspired the music. I even, sometimes, mixed their sounds (purring, or sleeping) with the music.... Now I'm happy I did it because I have their "voices" .

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