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.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical suite
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ program music ⓘ |
| composer | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerWithheldPublication | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1886 ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1922 ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
humorous music ⓘ |
| hasFamousArrangement | The Swan for cello and piano ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aquarium
NERFINISHED
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Aviary ⓘ Characters with Long Ears ⓘ Finale ⓘ Fossils ⓘ Hens and Roosters NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction and Royal March of the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangaroos ⓘ Pianists ⓘ The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ The Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tortoises ⓘ Wild Asses (Swift Animals) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
playful
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satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy | salon music tradition ⓘ |
| intendedUse | private performance ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 14 ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Aquarium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForWithholding | fear of harming serious reputation ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
ⓘ
chamber orchestra ⓘ clarinet ⓘ double bass ⓘ flute ⓘ glass harmonica NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMusicalQuotation | yes ⓘ |
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