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Le carnaval des animaux = The carnival of the animals
- Title
- Le carnaval des animaux = The carnival of the animals / Camille Saint-Saëns.
- Author
- Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
- Publication
- [Paris] : BnF Éditions ; [Turnhout, Belgium] : Brepols, [2018]
- ©2018
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher's description
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Notated music | Supervised use | JOG 18-9 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Music |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Soret, Marie-Gabrielle
- Description
- 1 score (41, 69 pages); 37 cm.
- Summary
- "The collection 'De main de maître' showcases the facsimiles of the most prestigious scores of the Music Department of the National Library of France. Dedicated to the autograph manuscript of Camille Saint-Saëns famous Carnival of the animals (1835-1921), this volume sheds a distinctive light on the musician's personality. Completes in February 1886, The Carnival of the Animals was created for friends and performers close to Saint-Saëns and was performed about fifteen times between 1886 and 1894 to a small audience. Because Saint-Saëns feared that his 'zoological fantasy' would damage his reputation, the work was published in its entirety only after his death. Since then, its immense popularity has continued to grow, so much so that it is now enjoyed by music lovers and the general public alike. Presented by Marie-Gabrielle Soret, the facsimile includes the fourteen pieces of The Carnival of the Animals. It reveals the composer's handwriting, all the performance directions as he noted them, but also to the playful animal drawings with which he decorated his score--a fish for 'Aquarium,' the skeleton of a dinosaur for 'Fossiles,' the pale blue pencil silhouette to illustrate the famous 'Swan'"--Dust jacket.
- Series Statement
- De main de maître
- Uniform Title
- Carnaval des animaux
- De main de maître.
- Alternative Title
- Carnaval des animaux
- Carnival of the animals.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Suites.
- Facsimiles.
- Scores.
- Manuscripts.
- Note
- Suite for 2 pianos, flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, glass harmonica, xylophone, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass.
- Facsimile reproduction of the autograph manuscript held in the Department of Music of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (sigla: Ms. 2456 (1-14)).
- Introduction by Marie-Gabrielle Soret in French with English translation.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JOG 18-9
- ISBN
- 9782717727890
- 2717727892
- 9782503581224
- 2503581226
- OCLC
- 1038009229
- Author
- Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921, composer.
- Title
- Le carnaval des animaux = The carnival of the animals / Camille Saint-Saëns.
- Publisher
- [Paris] : BnF Éditions ; [Turnhout, Belgium] : Brepols, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- Fac-similé du manuscrit autographe = Facsimile of the autograph manuscript.
- Type of Content
- notated music
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Creator/Contributor Characteristics
- FrenchMen
- Series
- De main de maîtreDe main de maître.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Language
- Staff notation.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Soret, Marie-Gabrielle, writer of introduction.
- Research Call Number
- JOG 18-9