Le Carnaval des Animaux (Carnival of the Animals)(set)

(1D1.0.1.0/0.0.0.0,1 perc,harm,str,narr,2 solo pf)

SKU: TM.06542SET

Composed by Charles-Camille Saint-Saens. Set Type: D. Set of parts. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.06542SET).

Intro and Royal March of the Lion, Hens and Roosters, Fast Animals, Tortoises, Elephant, Kangaroos, The Aquarium, Personages with Long Ears, The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods, Aviary, Pianists, Fossils, The Swan, Finale. 2 solo pianos in set. Narration = Ogden Nash version - not included in the set.

Orchestra 1(dPicc).0.1.0: 0.0.0.0: Xylo.Harmonium(Glock): Solo Pnos(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)

SKU: AP.36-A829902

Composed by Camille Saint Saens and ed. Clinton Nieweg/ Nancy Bradburd. Arranged by Clinton Nieweg and Nancy Bradburn. String Orchestra. Nieweg Performance Editions. Masterwork Arrangement; Programmatic. Score and Part(s). LudwigMasters Publications #36-A829902. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A829902).

UPC: 654690647641. English.

Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885-86, Saint-Saëns withdrew to a small Austrian village, where he composed The Carnival of the Animals in February 1886. It is scored for two pianos, two violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute (and piccolo), clarinet (C and B?), glass harmonica, and xylophone. From the beginning, the composer regarded the work as a piece of fun. He wrote to his publishers Durand in Paris that he was composing a work for the coming Shrove Tuesday, and confessing that he knew he should be working on his Third Symphony, but that this work was such fun (... mais c'est si amusant!). He had apparently intended to write the work for his students at the École Niedermeyer, but it was first performed at a private concert given by the cellist Charles Lebouc on Shrove Tuesday, 9 March 1886.

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Chamber Ensemble (Parts)

SKU: HL.51480939

For Chamber Ensemble. Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Ernst-Gü and nter Heinemann. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. G. Henle #HN939. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480939).

UPC: 840126989779. 9.0x12.0x0.372 inches.

For flute (piccolo), clarinet (B flat/C), glass harmonica, xylophone, piano I, piano II, violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello, double bass Written in March 1886 as a humorous occasional work for the traditional carnival concert organized by his cellist friend Charles-Joseph Lebouc, the Carnival of the Animals was so successful that Saint-Saëns banned performances and publication soon afterwards. He was worried that this “grand zoological fantasy” – consisting of 14 short individual pieces for eleven instruments – might overshadow his serious works. Yet only five months after the composer's death, it appeared in print after all, beginning its worldwide victory march – in its original setting as well as in numerous arrangements. Thus, the Carnival did in fact arguably become the most popular work by this French composer and, owing to its musical originality, it is also a favourite in music lessons or for school orchestra performances. With this combination of a study edition and an edition in parts (for which additional parts for larger numbers of strings may be ordered), G. Henle Publishers now presents the perfect resource for such occasions.

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(cel,pf,str,cello solo)

SKU: TM.00611XSC

Composed by Charles-Camille Saint-Saens. Score. Published by Lucks Music Library (TM.00611XSC).

Score and solo in set.