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A fact from The Owl and the Pussy Cat (Stravinsky) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 July 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Igor Stravinsky suggested that performances of his song "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" should be "a little hooted, a little meowed, a little grunted"?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:58, 17 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Igor Stravinsky suggested that performances of his song "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" should be "a little hooted, a little meowed, a little grunted"? Source: "Showing the score of "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" to [George Balanchine], [Stravinsky] says that the song 'should be impersonated: a little hooted, a little meowed, a little grunted for the pig'." (in Stravinsky: Chronicle of a Friendship, 1948/1971 by Robert Craft)
- ALT1: ... that "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" is Igor Stravinsky's final completed composition? Source: https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Igor-Stravinsky-The-Owl-and-the-Pussy-cat/4009
- ALT2: ... that Igor Stravinsky illustrated the title page of his "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" with waves because his "music [was] probably rocking the boat"? Source: "Stravinsky redrawing Edward Lear's original cover added waves because, as he explained, 'my music is probably rocking the boat'." (in Bravo Stravinsky by Robert Craft, p. 62)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Stereotypes in Punch-Out!!
- Comment: ~~QPQ coming later today.~~ Done!