| Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo | |
|---|---|
| by Joseph Horovitz | |
 Cover of the vocal score | |
| Genre | Pop cantata |
| Text | by Michael Flanders |
| Based on | Genesis 6–9 |
| Composed | 1970 |
| Publisher | Novello & Co, |
| Scoring | Choir, piano, with optional percussion and brass |
Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (1970) is a children's cantata composed by Joseph Horovitz in a popular style for unison or two-part voices and piano, with optional bass and drums. The libretto by Michael Flanders is an adaptation of the Biblical tale of Noah found in Genesis chapters 6–9. It is one of a series of "pop cantatas" commissioned for school use by Novello, including The Daniel Jazz (1963) by Herbert Chappell, Jonah-Man Jazz (1966) by Michael Hurd and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber (1968).[1][2]
- ^ Obituary. Herbert Chappell, in The Times, 7 November, 2019
- ^ Chandler, David (2012). "'Everyone should have the opportunity': Alan Doggett and the modern British musical". Studies in Musical Theatre. 6 (3): 275–289. doi:10.1386/smt.6.3.275_1.