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The Swan - Soundcloud
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10124 - The Swan - Carnival of the Animals Camille Saint-Saëns arranged for 10-piece brass ensemble by Roger Harvey Difficulty: Medium Difficult Price: £20.00 Programme note: The Carnival of the Animals was written in 1886 during Saint-Saëns' most successful period. This set of witty caricatures was dashed off in a few days, during a holiday, for his students at the Ecole Niedermeyer to perform. He must have felt somewhat embarrassed by its frivolity, however, being engaged at the time on serious orchestral and chamber works, and, apart from 'The Swan', banned its performance during his lifetime. He would no doubt have been mortified to know that this is now his most popular and most performed work. |
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