Review:
Have some fun with this delightful movement from Saint-Saens’ masterwork! The adaptation for handbells reflects a part of piano mastery that audiences rarely see--practicing scales and scalar runs. Carnival of the Animals was composed by Saint-Saens in 1886, and he originally scored it for two pianos, strings, flute and piccolo, clarinet, glass harmonica, and xylophone. Cellist Charles Lebouc staged the first performance at a private concert on March 9, 1886. Saint-Saens was insistent that the work not be published in his lifetime for fear that it would mar his reputation as a composer of serious music. He later allowed publication of The Swan, the next-to-last movement, for cello with piano accompaniment. After his death, the firm of Durand in Paris published the entire work, which remains popular today. 30 measures.
Published by:
Casa Publications
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Composer:
Saint-Saens, Camille
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Arranger:
Tucker, Sondra
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Octaves:
5
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Level:
3+
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Rating:
Medium
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Copyright:
2016
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Season:
All Year
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Classical Composers
, Classical Music
, Concert
, Secular
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Technique:
Martellato
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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