An album of music composed specifically for cats is set to be released by a major record label.
一张专为喵星人创作的音乐专辑将由环球唱片公司发行。
David Teie, a scientist and
cellist with America's National Symphony Orchestra, has composed five combinations of sounds and classical music to calm even the most
distressed and troubled animal.
Music For Cats will be released by Universal Music, the first time a major record label has signed a deal for an album not designed for humans, after a Kickstarter campaign
garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding and independently sold more than 10,000 copies of the record.
Mr Teie, who is
allergic to cats, told the Press Association: "The sound of suckling milk was a reward-related sound and then I layer in the lower register of human music to make it
palatable to owners. Hopefully it will appeal to both."
The record was borne out of his scientific theory on how cats appreciate music, considering they establish their sense of music through the sounds they hear as kittens: birds
chirping, suckling for milk, or their mother's purr.
He added: "Not all cats respond, one will go right over to the speaker and one will just walk out of the room. I like the idea that critical taste applies to cats too. But I've been sent videos where cats nuzzle up to the speaker or even curl completely round it. Very excitable cats are completely calmed and
formerly abused or feral cats tend to respond the best.
"We make the music available for free at shelters, where a lot of our testimonials come from. The time it normally takes to get a formerly feral cat ready to interact with humans is usually measured in days and weeks but the music has helped them in just one day.
"It is communication in the cat's language, of acceptance and understanding and the comfort that goes along with that."
相关单词：cellist
cellist解释：n.大提琴手
cellist例句：
The cellist's bowing was very sensitive . 那位大提琴手的弓法十分细腻。 来自辞典例句
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma founded The Silk Road Project in 1998. 世界闻名的大提琴家马友友于1998年创建了丝路工程。 来自互联网
相关单词：distressed
distressed解释：痛苦的
distressed例句：
He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
相关单词：garnered
garnered解释：v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )
garnered例句：
Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：allergic
allergic解释：adj.过敏的，变态的
allergic例句：
Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。
相关单词：palatable
palatable解释：adj.可口的，美味的；惬意的
palatable例句：
The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。
This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错，价钱也不算贵。
相关单词：chirping
chirping解释：鸟叫，虫鸣( chirp的现在分词 )
chirping例句：
The birds,chirping relentlessly,woke us up at daybreak. 破晓时鸟儿不断吱吱地叫，把我们吵醒了。
The birds are chirping merrily. 鸟儿在欢快地鸣叫着。
相关单词：formerly
formerly解释：adv.从前，以前
formerly例句：
We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
