Saint Saens Analysis
Kennedy Kern
8th Grade
3/8/18
Saint-Saens
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a Romantic composer. He was born on October 9, 1835 in Paris, France and died on December 16, 1921 in Algeria. Some of Saint-Saens most famous pieces are Carnival of the Animals, Cello Concerto, and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Saint-Saens is most famous for playing the piano and organ. Saint-Saens mostly wrote concertante works. He was a child prodigy on the piano. His first recital was in 1846 at the age of 11. In 1855 he studied composition and the organ and the Paris Conservatory. In 1857, he was the organist for the Church of the Madeleine in Paris, this lasted for 20 years. From 1861 to 1865, he was professor of piano at the Niedermeyer School. In 1871, …show more content…
In 1886, he wrote The Carnival of Animals for a small orchestra. I listened to Carnival of the Animals. The first movement is Introduction and Royal March of the Lion. The beginning starts with string instruments. It has a lot of crescendos also it includes a piano. The Royal March of The Lion is played at a moderate tempo with a full orchestra with the main focus being the piano. The Second movement is called Hens and Roosters. It starts of with an orchestra and piano and is very quiet. It includes lots of fast moving high pitched notes. The third movement is called Wild Asses - quick animals. This is a very fast paced song with very short notes. The fourth movement is called Tortoises.It starts very quietly and crescendos and decrescendos. It is legato. It sounds like a slower version of Can-Can. The fifth movement is called The Elephant. It is very deep pitches and sounds like the state fair. It is played by lower pitched instruments and a piano. The sixth movement is called Kangaroos.This moment is played with staccato notes that move up and down very quickly. The seventh movement is called Aquarium. This piece is very legato and moves so gracefully through the
8th Grade
3/8/18
Saint-Saens
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a Romantic composer. He was born on October 9, 1835 in Paris, France and died on December 16, 1921 in Algeria. Some of Saint-Saens most famous pieces are Carnival of the Animals, Cello Concerto, and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Saint-Saens is most famous for playing the piano and organ. Saint-Saens mostly wrote concertante works. He was a child prodigy on the piano. His first recital was in 1846 at the age of 11. In 1855 he studied composition and the organ and the Paris Conservatory. In 1857, he was the organist for the Church of the Madeleine in Paris, this lasted for 20 years. From 1861 to 1865, he was professor of piano at the Niedermeyer School. In 1871, …show more content…
In 1886, he wrote The Carnival of Animals for a small orchestra. I listened to Carnival of the Animals. The first movement is Introduction and Royal March of the Lion. The beginning starts with string instruments. It has a lot of crescendos also it includes a piano. The Royal March of The Lion is played at a moderate tempo with a full orchestra with the main focus being the piano. The Second movement is called Hens and Roosters. It starts of with an orchestra and piano and is very quiet. It includes lots of fast moving high pitched notes. The third movement is called Wild Asses - quick animals. This is a very fast paced song with very short notes. The fourth movement is called Tortoises.It starts very quietly and crescendos and decrescendos. It is legato. It sounds like a slower version of Can-Can. The fifth movement is called The Elephant. It is very deep pitches and sounds like the state fair. It is played by lower pitched instruments and a piano. The sixth movement is called Kangaroos.This moment is played with staccato notes that move up and down very quickly. The seventh movement is called Aquarium. This piece is very legato and moves so gracefully through the