Format : Study Score / Miniature + CD
This work is among today's most popular works by Saint-Saëns who, at first, did not even want to publish it as he feared for his reputation. In this work, Saint-Saëns parodies his colleagues Offenbach (turtle) and Berlioz (elephant), among others.
SKU: HL.14007923
ISBN 9780853601661.
From Le Carnaval Des Animaux, 1886. Edited for cello or viola and piano by Robin De Smet.
SKU: HL.50574073
SKU: BR.OB-5321-19
ISBN 9790004332733. 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-5321-15
Score and study score with the lyrics of Loriot
ISBN 9790004332719. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: HL.51489939
UPC: 840126989403. 6.75x9.5x0.261 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: BR.OB-5321-23
ISBN 9790004332740. 10 x 12.5 inches.
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.
