Le Carnaval des Animaux / The carnival of the animals

SKU: AP.1-ADV7667

UPC: 805095076677. English.

Who does not know Carnival of the Animals with its music bursting with joy of living, grotesque humour, virtuosity, and incomparable charm. The arrangement on hand offers each musician of the quartet the opportunity to exhibit his or her talents as a soloist and, at the same time, as a member of the ensemble. This arrangement of Carnival of the Animals electrifies every audience. Titles: Introduction et Marche Royale du Lion * Poules et Coqs * Hemoines (Animaux véloces) * Tortues * L'Eléphant * Kangourous * Aquarium * Personnages à longues Oreilles * Le Coucou au Fond des Bois * Volière * Saxophonistes * Fossils * Le Cygne * Finale.

SKU: AP.36-A829901

ISBN 9781581068528. UPC: 654690647610. 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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SKU: 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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SKU: 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.

SKU: BR.OB-5321-03

Score and study score with the lyrics of Loriot

ISBN 9790004332696. 10 x 12.5 inches.

... quite unexpectedly, kangaroos with starched white caps start hopping about between the rows of seats, offering refreshments. The Great Zoological Fantasy was composed in February 1886 for a carnival concert in Paris. After the first concerts, Saint-Saens prohibited all further performances and declined to have the work published during his lifetime. He was justifiably fearful that this occasional work could eclipse his more ambitious pieces. The present Urtext edition by Peter Jost is based chiefly on the autograph, which diverges in certain essential points from the standard first edition available up to now. Loriot's well-known text is printed in the Appendix to the score.

SKU: BR.OB-5321-16

Score and study score with the lyrics of Loriot

ISBN 9790004332726. 10 x 12.5 inches.

... quite unexpectedly, kangaroos with starched white caps start hopping about between the rows of seats, offering refreshments. The Great Zoological Fantasy was composed in February 1886 for a carnival concert in Paris. After the first concerts, Saint-Saens prohibited all further performances and declined to have the work published during his lifetime. He was justifiably fearful that this occasional work could eclipse his more ambitious pieces. The present Urtext edition by Peter Jost is based chiefly on the autograph, which diverges in certain essential points from the standard first edition available up to now. Loriot's well-known text is printed in the Appendix to the score.

SKU: BR.OB-5321-27

Score and study score with the lyrics of Loriot

ISBN 9790004332757. 10 x 12.5 inches.

... quite unexpectedly, kangaroos with starched white caps start hopping about between the rows of seats, offering refreshments. The Great Zoological Fantasy was composed in February 1886 for a carnival concert in Paris. After the first concerts, Saint-Saens prohibited all further performances and declined to have the work published during his lifetime. He was justifiably fearful that this occasional work could eclipse his more ambitious pieces. The present Urtext edition by Peter Jost is based chiefly on the autograph, which diverges in certain essential points from the standard first edition available up to now. Loriot's well-known text is printed in the Appendix to the score.

SKU: HL.51481942

UPC: 840126989533. 9.0x12.0x0.024 inches.

SKU: HL.14007923

ISBN 9780853601661.

From Le Carnaval Des Animaux, 1886. Edited for cello or viola and piano by Robin De Smet.

SKU: HL.51481940

UPC: 840126989564. 9.0x12.0x0.024 inches.

SKU: HL.51481939

UPC: 840126989540. 9.0x12.0x0.023 inches.

SKU: TM.00611XSC

Score and solo in set.