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IDEE057651-6C06-420B-9630-90D7F1FCD1DF
TitlecodeM288991
Title NameCarnival of the Animals, The (Le Carnaval des Animaux)
Marketing CopyFollowing a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885-86, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) withdrew to a small Austrian village, where he composed THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS (LE CARNAVAL DES ANIMAUX) in February 1886. 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. This version for piano four hands was transcribed by Lucien Garban. Reprint edition.
InstrumentationPiano Four-Hands
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Year Composed1886/1922
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Duration22
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Date Created2020-02-01 20:21:53.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:21:53
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