Carnival of the Animals

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Carnival of the Animals is a humorous and vividly orchestrated musical suite by Camille Saint-Saëns that playfully depicts various animals through short, characterful movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical suite
orchestral work
program music
composer Camille Saint-Saëns
composerWithheldPublication yes
countryOfOrigin France
dateComposed 1886
firstPublished 1922
genre classical music
humorous music
hasFamousArrangement The Swan for cello and piano
hasPart Aquarium
Aviary
Characters with Long Ears
Finale
Fossils
Hens and Roosters
Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Kangaroos
Pianists
The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
The Elephant
The Swan
Tortoises
Wild Asses (Swift Animals)
hasTone playful
satirical
influencedBy salon music tradition
intendedUse private performance
languageOfTitle French
movementCount 14
notableMovement Aquarium
The Swan
placeComposed Paris
premiereDate 1922
premierePlace Paris
reasonForWithholding fear of harming serious reputation
scoredFor cello
chamber orchestra
clarinet
double bass
flute
glass harmonica
harmonica or celesta (in some performances)
strings
two pianos
two violins
viola
xylophone
structure suite of character pieces
style late Romantic
subjectMatter animals
musical caricatures
title Le Carnaval des animaux
typicalDuration 25 minutes
usesMusicalQuotation yes

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Camille Saint-Saëns notableWork Carnival of the Animals
The Dying Swan partOfLargerWork Le Carnaval des animaux
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Eric Goldberg directed Carnival of the Animals, Finale segment of Fantasia 2000
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Carnival of the Animals title Le Carnaval des animaux
linked to: Carnival of the Animals