Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Score)

This is Saint-Saëns Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)

Performed by: Seattle Youth Symphony

Piano: Neal O'Doan
Nancy O'Doan

I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion: 0:00
II. Hens and Roosters: 2:22
III. Wild Asses: 3:10
IV. Tortoises: 3:44
V. The Elephant: 5:49
VI. Kangaroos: 7:18
VII. Aquarium: 8:13
VIII. Characters with Long Ears: 10:43
IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods: 11:31
X. Aviary: 13:46
XI. Pianists: 14:56
XII. Fossils: 16:23
XIII. The Swan: 17:40
XIV. Finale: 20:48

The Carnival of the Animals is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements written by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886. The work, about 25 minutes in duration, was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble. Saint-Saëns prohibited public performance of the work during his lifetime, feeling that its frivolity would damage his standing as a serious composer. The suite was eventually published in 1922, the year after his death. A public performance in the same year was greeted with enthusiasm, and the work has remained among his most popular. In addition to the original version for chamber ensemble, the suite is frequently performed with a full orchestral complement of strings.

The score in this video is in the public domain, and was downloaded from imslp.org

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