CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS

Information:● It is a suite of fourteen movements.● Instruments:

+String instruments:

Violin, viola, cello and doublebass.

+Percusion instruments:

Xylophone and piano.

VIDEOS:

● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b44-5M4e9nI

(SWAN- MOST FAMOUS)

● http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFpZ5MZ7kk

(AQUARIUM)

About the composer:● Is one of the most famous French

composers.● He was an organist, pianist, and

conductor.● He was the first composer who wrote

music specifically for the cinema.

Important things:● He wrote it as a private amusement

for himself and his friends, as something easy and fun for his students to practice.

● He only allowed to perform the piece twice during his lifetime.

Each movement represents an animal:

ROYAL LIONS

HENS AND ROOSTERS

WILD HORSES

TURTLES

ELEPHANTS

KANGAROOS

FISH OR AQUARIUM

PERSONAGES WITH LONG EARS

CUCKOO BIRD

AVIARY

FOSSILS

SWAN