Carnival Of The Animals Swan

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Carnival of the animals swan. Camille Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals. Le cygne pronounced or The Swan is the 13th and penultimate movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-SaënsOriginally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos it has been arranged and transcribed for many instruments but remains best known as a cello solo. His most famous piece is The Carnival of the Animals despite the fact that Saint-Saens forbade complete performances of it shortly after its premiere only allowing one movement The Swan a piece for cello and piano to be published in his lifetime.

YouTube are included links for a recorded performance of each movement. Score and parts for this version are included with a part for bass clarinet in lieue of basset horn. He banned complete performances and only allowed one movement The Swan to be published while he was alive.

The Carnival of the Animals is a classic teaching and learning tool for elementary music educators. In the composition Saint-Saëns parodies many famous composers such as Offenbach Can-Can from the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld Berlioz Dance des Sylphes from The Damnation of Faust and even himself. In that movement the xylophone is the star and its so much fun to play.

Saint-Saënss much-loved masterpiece Carnival of the Animals is the focus for our new series for children hosted by conductor Jessica Gethin. The Swan Naxos 8573737 Naxos. Camille Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals.

The Swan one of the best-known movements from Carnival of the Animals. The Swan Le cygne is a movement from The Carnival of the Animals Le carnaval des animaux a musical suite of fourteen movements each representing a different animal or animals. Written in 64 time and marked Andantino Grazioso which means slowly and gracefully The Swan layers shimmering arpeggios underneath a song-like melody to portray the legend of the swan song.

The work was written for private performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other instruments and lasts around 25 minutes. Head to the SSO Facebook or YouTube channel on Sunday at 3pm 28 June for the fifth instalment of this series. Le Cygne is a double bass solo but this can be played instead on a bassoon.