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Saint-Saens, C :: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Sale price$13.50
Composer
Saint-Saens, C
Editor
Jutt, Stephanie
Instrumentation
Flute & Piano
Publisher
International Music Company (IMC)
Publisher Item #
3716
Orchestration
fl, pn
Includes CD or Audio Download
No
Classification
Undefined
Genre
Not Applicable

The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Saint-Saens, C

Saint-Saens' famous The Swan, from The Carnival of the Animals, is presented in an elegant arrangement by Stephanie Jutt for flute and piano.

'Camille Saint-Saens had no intention of offering 'The Carnival of the Animals' to the public when he composed the piece early in 1886; he simply thought to provide an entertainment for his friends at Carnival time. Following the first private performance, Saint-Saens old friend and supporter, Franz Liszt, requested that the suite be given again. Thinking the work to be too frivolous to be considered as serious music, Saint-Saens then specifically prohibited further performances, allowing only one piece of the fourteen-section composition to be performed during his lifetime The Swan. On February 26, 1922, a little more than two months after the composer s death, the public premiere took place, and 'The Carnival of the Animals' quickly became one of Saint-Saens most popular works.'

- cpyb.org

Saint-Saens, C :: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
Saint-Saens, C :: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals Sale price$13.50