Berceuses du Chat

Berceuses du chat, K022 (Russian: Колыбельные, Kolibelniye, English: (Cat) Lullabies) by Igor Stravinsky is a 1915 cycle of four songs for a medium voice, usually a contralto, and three clarinetists. The work is usually referred to by its French title. Although it is often sung in Russian, Stravinsky assisted his friend, the Swiss author C. F. Ramuz, to make a translation into French at the time of publication. The cycle is set for contralto and three clarinettists: E♭ clarinet; A clarinet (normally played by a B♭ clarinet), and a B♭ bass clarinet.