CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

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 Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

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THE LION

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THE ELEPHANT

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THE KANGAROO

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THE TORTOISE

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THE DONKEY

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THE ROOSTER

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THE SWAN

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Composer Profile
Camille Saint-Saëns
Active: 1890s - 1910s
Musical Period: 20th Century,
Post-Romantic, Romantic
Born: October 9, 1835 in Paris,
France
Died: December 16, 1921 in Algiers,
Algeria
Genre: Classical
Styles: Orchestral, Keyboard,
Chamber Music, Concerto, Vocal
Music, Opera
Also Known As:
Camille Saint-Saens
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns
Facts:
-Began piano lessons at the age
of 2 1/2 and he composed his first
work at the age of 3.
-Performed his first concert at
the age of 10
The Carnival of the Animals (Le carnaval des animaux) is a humorous
musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic
composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work was written for private
performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other
instruments, and lasts around 25 minutes.
Carnival of the Animals (Le carnaval des animaux)
Musical Movements & Instrumentation
1. Introduction et marche royale du lion (Introduction and Royal
March of the Lion): Strings and 2 Pianos
2. Poules et coqs (Hens and Roosters): Strings without cello and double
bass, two pianos, with clarinet
3. Hémiones (animaux véloces) (Wild Donkeys Swift Animals) : 2 Pianos
4. Tortues (Tortoises): Strings and piano
5. L'éléphant (The Elephant): Double bass and piano
6. Kangourous (Kangaroos): 2 Pianos
7. Aquarium: Two violins, viola, cello (string quartet), two pianos,
flute, and glass harmonica
8. Personnages à longues oreilles (Characters with Long Ears): Two
violins
9.Le coucou au fond des bois (The Cuckoo in the Depths of the
Woods): Two pianos and clarinet
10. Volière (Aviary): Strings, piano and flute
11. Pianistes (Pianists): Strings and two pianos
12. Fossiles (Fossils): Strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone
13. Le cygne (The Swan): Two pianos and cello
14. Final (Finale): Full ensemble
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