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Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Geoffrey Brand)
This work bears the subtitles Concert Suite and Grand Zoological Fantasy.
General Info
Year: 1886 / 1995
Duration: c. 14:00
Difficulty: IV-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Two pianos and other instruments
Publisher: G & M Brand
Cost: Score and Parts - $130.00 | Score Only - $15.00
Movements
1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lions
2. The Elephant
3. The Cuckoo far off in the Wood
4. Fossils
5. The Swan
6. Finale
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Mallet Percussion, including:
- Xylophones (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Saint-Saens wrote his Grand Zoological Fantasy - The Carnival of the Animals - in 1886. It was first performed at a Shrove Tuesday concert in that year with the composer as one of the performers.
Subsequently, Saint-Saens allowed it to be performed on only a few occasions and under special circumstances. Later he forbade it to be performed at all, but this restriction was lifted under a special provision in his will.
In this arrangement of six of the movements, parts for two xylophones are included, by and large replacing the piano parts. If desired (or required), the xylophone parts can be played on one piano (not two!) or on an electric keyboard. Selected or individual movements can be played separately. The Swan particularly suggests itself as a solo for euphonium in its own right.
Above all, the humour of the Fantasy should be allowed its due. The Carnival of the Animals is meant to be enjoyed.
- Program note by arranger
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: V
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- San Jose Wind Symphony (Edward C. Harris, conductor) - 19 May 2013
- Harmonie Schiltigheim (Philippe Hechler, conductor) - 15 January 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Le Carnaval des Animaux (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Onodera) (1886/2018)
All Wind Works
- Aquarium (arr. Moore) (1886/2011)
- Bacchanale (arr. Balent) (1877/2002)
- Bacchanale (arr. Egner) (1877/1926)
- Bacchanale (arr. Hubbell) (1877/1991)
- Bacchanale from "Samson and Delila" (arr. Hanna) (1877/)
- Carnival of the Animals (arr. Brand)
- The Carnival of the Animals (arr. Bocook) (1886/2006)
- The Carnival of the Animals (arr. Curnow) (1886/2008)
- Carnival of the Animals, The (arr. Goto). See Le Carnaval des Animaux
- Chorale for Wind Band and Melodic Percussion (arr. Giroux) (2015)
- Danse Bacchanale (arr. Steiger) (1877/1985)
- Danse Bacchanale (arr. Bocook) (1877/2004)
- Danse Bacchanale (arr. Singleton) (1877/)
- Danse Macabre (arr. Bender)
- Danse Macabre (tr Hindsley) (tr. Hindsley) (1874/197-?)
- Danse Macabre (arr. Laurendeau) (1874/1903)
- Danse Macabre (arr. Brian Sheldon) (1874/)
- Danse Macabre (arr. Slawson) (1874/2013)
- Part One, "Organ Symphony" (no. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1886/197-?)
- Finale, Symphony No 3 in C (arr. Slocum) (1886/1974)
- Finale to "Hail! California" (ed. Martin) (1915/2015)
- Finale from "Symphony No. 3" (arr. VanDoren) (1886/2022)
- First Movement, "Organ Symphony" (no. 3) (tr. Hindsley) (1886/197-?)
- Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (arr. Kessler)
- La Princesse Jaune (arr. Odom) (1872/1980)
- La Princesse Jaune (arr. Lake) (1872/1929)
- La Princesse Jaune (arr. Schyns) (1872/2002)
- Le Carnaval des Animaux (arr. Goto) (1886/2000/2012)
- Le Carnaval des Animaux (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Onodera) (1886/2018)
- March-Scherzo (arr. Marcus) (1853/2015)
- Marche Dédiée aux Étudiants d'Alger (orch. Bouchel) (1921/1925)
- Marche Heroïque (arr. Winterbottom) (1871/1906)
- Marche Interalliée (orch. Balay) (1918/2014)
- Marche Militaire Francaise (tr. Hindsley) (1908/1958)
- Marche Militaire Francaise (arr. Lake) (1908/1913)
- Mon Coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (tr. Niese) (1877/2012)
- Morceau de Concert (arr. Respresas Carrera) (1887/2013)
- Morceau de Concert (tr. Nelson) (1887/1979)
- Orient et Occident (ed. Whitwell) (1869)
- Orient et Occident (arr. Hauswirth) (1869)
- Orient et Occident (ed. Reynish) (1869/1995)
- Orient et Occident (arr. Schissel) (1869/2005)
- Pas Redoublé (arr. Frackenpohl) (1887/1972)
- Prelude and Processional (arr. Elkus) (1883/1957)
- Second Movement, "Organ Symphony" (no. 3) (tr. Hindsley) (1886/200-?)
- Sur les bords du Nil (ed. Hauswirth) (1908/2019)
- Theme from "Samson and Delilah" (arr. Davis) (1877/1964)
- Vers la Victoire (orch. Dondeyne) (1918/2014)
Resources
- Saint-Saens, C.; Brand, G. (1995). Concert Suite from Carnival of the Animals [score]. G.&M. Brand: Wingrave, Bucks.