Nora (cat) explained
| Nora |
| Othername: | Nora the Piano Cat |
| Species: | Felis catus |
| Gender: | Female |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 2004 |
| Years Active: | 2007–2024 |
| Owner: | Burnell Yow and Betsy Alexander |
| Known: | Playing the piano |
Nora the Piano Cat (September 10, 2004 – February 5, 2024) was 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".[1]
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.[2]
On February 5, 2024, Betsy Alexander, one of her owners, announced Nora's death on her Facebook page: "She passed peacefully at home on her favorite blanket and surrounded by us".[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
Further reading
- News: Mapes . Jen . Do Animals Have an Innate Sense of Music? . https://web.archive.org/web/20010414020236/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/01/0105biomusic.html . dead . April 14, 2001 . . January 5, 2001 . 2012-07-22.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Whitwell. Tom. Microtrends: Piano-Playing Cats. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309135359/http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1460860.ece. dead. March 9, 2007. The Times. March 3, 2007. 2012-07-22.
- Brown. John Robert. Aug–Sep 2008. Why I Love YouTube. Pianist. 63. . Mentioned in: Web site: Pianist Magazine Aug/Sept Issue, Page 63.... blog. NoraThePianoCat.com. August 21, 2008. 2012-07-22.
- Web site: Nora the Piano Cat. . https://archive.today/20240209133904/https://www.facebook.com/norathepianocatpage/posts/pfbid02hG74ZBqEqwby45DKbTuhw8s62T9ey1KzDPUGoz4JYCU3xDUcoJoBdwaYynvfczoMl . 2024-02-09 . live. en. 2024-02-09.
- Web site: Kūrinys katei tapo rimtu gyvenimo pokštu. 2009-06-20. 2010-07-12. lt. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307074202/http://klaipeda.diena.lt/dienrastis/priedai/sokoladas/kurinys-katei-tapo-rimtu-gyvenimo-pokstu-224358. 2012-03-07. dead.
- Web site: Nora wins fame for her piano-playing talent. Miami Herald. 2009-09-09. 2010-07-12.
