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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 9, 1835, Paris Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers (age 86)
La carnaval des animaux
(for 2 pianos, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, harmonium and xylophone)
| I. | Introduction et marche royale du Lion (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion) | ||
| II. | Poules et Coqs (Hens and Cocks) | ||
| III. | Hémiones (animaux véloces) (Wild Asses) | ||
| IV. | Tortues (Tortoises) | ||
| V. | L'Éléphant (The Elephant) | ||
| VI. | Kangourous (Kangaroos) | ||
| VII. | Aquarium | ||
| VIII. | Personnages à longues oreilles (Personages with Long Ears) | ||
| IX. | Le coucou au fond des bois (The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods) | ||
| X. | Volière (Aviary) | ||
| XI. | Pianistes (Pianists) | ||
| XII. | Fossiles (Fossils) | ||
| XIII. | Le Cygne (The Swan) | ||
| XIV. | Finale |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1886 (age 50-51)
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- et [Fr]—and
- finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
- marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
- pas [F], au pas—walking pace; moderately slow