Le carnaval des animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille)
Performances
Recordings
Complete Performance
*#65059 - 41.88MB - 22:52 - (34) - - !N/!N/!N - 11607x⇩
Complete Performance
*#67343 - 23.48MB - 22:52 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 2372x⇩
Neal O'Doan (Piano)
Nancy O'Doan (Piano)
Seattle Youth Symphony / Vilem Sokol
Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
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Synthesized/MIDI
Le cygne (No.13)
For Solo instrument and Guitar (Packham)
MIDI Performance
*#183790 - 0.01MB - ? - (3) - - !N/!N/!N - 904x⇩
Synthesized MIDI
Martin Packham
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music
Full Scores
Complete Score
*#02315 - 3.16MB, 61 pp. - (51) - V/V/V - 43652x⇩
PDF scanned by Anonymous donor
Feldmahler (2006/12/07)
Complete Score (alternate scan)
*#75692 - 6.07MB, 61 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 8839x⇩
PDF scanned by Unknown
Max.bigazzi (2010/8/20)
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,154.
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1998.
High Quality
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Parts
Complete
Flute (doubles on Piccolo)
*#37841 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 7962x⇩
Clarinet (B♭, C)
*#37842 - 0.24MB, 4 pp. - (58) - V/V/V - 6016x⇩
Xylophone, Harmonica (Glockenspiel)
*#37845 - 0.29MB, 3, 3 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 5142x⇩
Violins II
*#37847 - 0.36MB, 8 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3900x⇩
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,155.
Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1998).
These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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Finale (No.14)
Clarinet (in B♭, transposed)
*#272379 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 137x⇩
M. Belczyk
M. Belczyk
Transposed to B-flat from original C
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Piano 4 hands (Garban)
Complete Score
*#13513 - 3.21MB, 51 pp. - (14) - 10/V/30 - 15343x⇩
Lucien Garban (1877–1959)
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,195.
Boca Raton: Masters Music, n.d.(1998), M 2889
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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For Piano solo (Garban)
Complete Score [TB]
*#21948 - 4.07MB, 39 pp. - (11) - 10/47/30
Lucien Garban (1877–1959)
Paris: Durand & Cie, 1951. Plate D. & F. 13,538.
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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L'éléphant (No.5)
For Cello and Piano (Garban)
Piano Score and Cello Part
*#25452 - 0.30MB, 3 pp. - (7) - 10/V/30 - 10842x⇩
Lucien Garban (1877–1959)
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,217.
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Volière (No.10)
For Flute and Piano (Garban)
Piano Score and Flute Part
*#37826 - 0.22MB, 4 pp. - (7) - 10/V/30 - 5215x⇩
Lucien Garban (1877–1959)
Paris: Durand & Cie., 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,215.
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Le cygne (No.13)
For Cello and Orchestra (Vidal)
Complete Score
*#101822 - 0.57MB, 9 pp. - (5) - V/V/V - 4948x⇩
Paul Vidal (1863–1931)
Paris: Durand, n.d.(ca.1903). Plate D. & F. 6298.
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For Cello and Strings
Cello solo
*#83453 - 3.45MB, 3 pp. - (0) - C/C/C - 11042x⇩
Harp (with Violin solo cue)
*#83452 - 7.56MB, 5 pp. - (0) - C/C/C - 2418x⇩
Violins II
*#83455 - 1.71MB, 2 pp. - (0) - C/C/C - 1416x⇩
Russia: Manuscript, n.d.(20th century).
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For Cello and Strings (Çoku)
Complete Score
*#277675 - 0.06MB, 15 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 149x⇩
Cello solo
*#277676 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 226x⇩
Solo Violin 1
*#277677 - 0.03MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 77x⇩
Solo Violin 2
*#277678 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 47x⇩
Violins II
*#277680 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 41x⇩
Albania: Vaid Çoku, 2013.
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
High Quality
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Rissland)
Complete piano score and parts
*#255076 - 5.35MB, 96 pp. - (4) - V/V/C - 2033x⇩
PDF scanned by Internet archive
Schalltrichter (2012/10/19)
Karl Rissland (1872-1960)
The Ditson Trio Album, Vol.1 no.5
Boston: Ditson, 1917.
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For Flute and Piano (Taffanel)
Complete Part
*#75948 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - (2) - V/V/V - 6647x⇩
Paul Taffanel (1844–1908)
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, n.d.(ca.1896). Plate D.S. 3891bis.
Piano score same as above (plate 3891).
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For Pan-Flute and Guitar (Cecchi)
Complete Score
*#23142 - 0.08MB, 6 pp. - (6) - !N/!N/!N - 2060x⇩
PDF typeset by arranger
Pietro Cecchi (2008/10/14)
Pietro Cecchi
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For Solo instrument and Guitar (Packham)
Complete Score
*#126526 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. - (3) - !N/!N/!N - 2421x⇩
Engraving files (Capella)
*#183787 - 0.01MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 233x⇩
Engraving files (MusicXML)
*#183788 - 0.01MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 203x⇩
Martin Packham
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For Alto Saxophone and Piano (Yokoyama)
Piano Score (in G major)
*#114441 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. - (11) - !N/!N/!N - 4631x⇩
PDF typeset by arranger
Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/21)
Piano Score (in A♭ major)
*#114440 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 636x⇩
PDF typeset by arranger
Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/21)
Alto Saxophone (in G major)
*#114437 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1522x⇩
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Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/21)
Alto Saxophone (in A♭ major)
*#114438 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 860x⇩
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Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/21)
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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For Violin and Piano (Composer)
Piano Score and Violin Part
*#27110 - 0.26MB, 4 pp. - (7) - V/V/V - 12044x⇩
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, n.d.(ca.1886). Plate D.S. 3891
Same score used for Flute transcription by Claude Paul Taffanel (1844–1908)
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For Violin and Piano (Godowsky)
Piano Score and Violin Part (EU)
*#08488 - 0.87MB, 10 pp. - (2) - V/25/09 - 5892x⇩
Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
New York: Carl Fischer, 1929. Plate CC 25019
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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For Violin or Viola or Cello and Piano (Yokoyama)
Piano Score
*#114441 - 0.09MB, 3 pp. - (7) - !N/!N/!N - 4631x⇩
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Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/25)
Violin, Viola, Cello parts
*#114915 - 0.19MB, 3 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 3483x⇩
PDF typeset by arranger
Shin-Itchiro (2011/8/25)
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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For Viola d'Amore or Viola and Piano (Waefelghem)
Piano Score and Viola/Viola d'amore parts
*#29969 - 0.92MB, 5 pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 3136x⇩
PDF scanned by Unknown
Carmar1791 (2009/3/29)
Louis van Waefelghem (1840-1908)
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, n.d.(ca.1888). Plate D.S. 4912
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For Cello and Piano (Composer)
Piano Score (inside sheet)
*#54020 - 0.42MB, 3 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 18642x⇩
PDF scanned by Ralph Theo Misch
Ralph Theo Misch (2010/1/24)
Cello Part (outside sheet)
*#54021 - 0.38MB, 3 (1) pp. - (19) - V/V/V - 12639x⇩
PDF scanned by Ralph Theo Misch
Ralph Theo Misch (2010/1/24)
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, n.d.(ca.1886). Plates D. S. 3891 (sc), 3767 (pt)
Reissue - Durand & Cie., 1952. Plate prefix changed to D. et F.
The same score used for Flute/Piano and Violin/Piano transcriptions (see there).
Original page size 26,3 x 34,3 cm. Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm (exept for front cover), additional manual cleaning. I didn't scan the empty pages (one per sheet).
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Cello Part Only
*#35499 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. - (7) - !N/!N/!N - 9191x⇩
PDF typeset by arranger
Kyletieman (2009/7/24)
Kyle Tieman
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Typeset in Sibelius 5 (First)
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For Harp or Organ and Piano (Pinto)
Complete Score (with pedal markings)
*#179550 - 7.32MB, 7 pp. - (6) - V/V/V - 1097x⇩
PDF scanned by Internet archive
RTM (2012/2/17)
Complete Score (without remarks)
*#179551 - 7.36MB, 7 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 408x⇩
PDF scanned by Internet archive
RTM (2012/2/17)
Ferdinando Pinto (ca.1850-1885)
3rd Edition
New York: International Pub. Co., 1911.
Colour scans.
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For Voice and Piano (Samm)
Complete Score
*#35921 - 0.25MB, 5 pp. - (1) - C/V/C - 2813x⇩
Paris: Durand, 1922. Plate D. & F. 10,287.
Huntsville, TX: Recital Publications, 2007. Catalog 1268.
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For Piano 4 hands (Durand)
Complete Score
*#21939 - 0.28MB, 5 pp. - (2) - V/V/V - 3889x⇩
Jacques Durand (1865–1928)
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, n.d.(ca.1887). Plate D.S. 4023.
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For Viola solo
Unknown typesetter
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Solo part only
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For Organ solo (Guilmant)
Complete Score
*#45738 - 0.17MB, 4 pp. - (4) - V/V/V - 3673x⇩
Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)
Paris: A. Durand & Cie., n.d.(ca.1898). Plate D. & F. 5143.
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Complete Score
*#04238 - 0.28MB, 4 pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 1635x⇩
Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)
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For Piano solo (Godowsky)
Complete Score (EU)
*#03708 - 0.42MB, 8 pp. - (8) - V/23/09 - 11565x⇩
Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938)
New York: Carl Fischer, 1927. Plate 24487.
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Concert transcription. Scanned from an "archive edition" (photocopy)
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For Piano solo (Siloti)
Complete Score [TB]
*#10939 - 0.15MB, 4 pp. - (7) - V/21/16
Alexander Siloti (1863–1945)
New York: Carl Fischer, 1924. Plate 23351
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
This file is from the MIT archive project.
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Final (No.14)
For 1 or 2 Pianos and 8 Instruments (Bellomia)
Complete Score
*#115044 - 0.59MB, 23 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1430x⇩
Optional Unique Piano
*#115051 - 0.20MB, 7 pp. - (28) - !N/!N/!N - 553x⇩
Gabriele Bellomia
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General Information
| Work Title | Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Grande Fantaisie Zoologique |
| Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille |
|---|---|
| Movements/Sections | 14 movements:
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| Year/Date of Composition | February 1886 |
| First Performance | 26 February 1922 |
| First Publication | 1887 (XIII: Le Cygne) 1922 (complete work) |
| Average Duration | 20 minutes |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo — 2 pianos Orchestra — flute/piccolo, clarinet + glockenspiel, xylophone + 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Le carnaval des animaux - scores at Sheet Music Plus |
Misc. Comments
Publication History
First published Paris: Durand et Cie., 1922
Durand Issues
Complete Work
- 1922 - full score, D. & F. 10,154, 61 pages
- Reprinted by Kalmus, Dover
- 1922 - parts, D. & F. 10,155, 11 parts
- Reprinted by Kalmus
- 1922 - arr. piano 4 hands, Lucien Garban (1877–1959), D. & F. 10,195, 50 pages
- Reprinted Dover, Masters
- 1947 - arr. 2 pianos, 4 hands, Ralph Berkowetz, D. & F. 13,288, 66 pages
- 1951 - arr. Lucien Garban (1877–1959), piano, D. & F. 13,538, 37 pages
Excerpts
- 1886 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. composer, cello (or violin) / piano, D. S. 3767, 3+1 pages
- 1887 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. E. Hoskier, piano solo, D. S. 3881, 3 pages
- 1887 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Claude Paul Taffanel (1844–1908), flute / piano, D. S. 3891, 3+1 pages
- 1888 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Alphonse Jean Hasselmans (1845–1912), harp, D. S.3962, 3 pages
- ca.1889 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Th. Lalliet, clarinet / piano, D. S. 4246, 3+1 pages
- ca.1895 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Louis von Waefelghem (1840–1908), viola / piano D. & F. 4912, 5+1 pages
- ca.1897 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911), organ, D. & F. 5143, 5 pages
- ca.1903 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Paul Vidal (1865–1931), cello / orchestra (full score), D. & F. 6298, 7 pages
- ca.1905 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. horn / piano, A. Sam, D. & F. 6751, 3+1 pages
- 1912 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Leon Roques, 2 pianos 4 hands, 5 pages
- 1922 - No.10: Voliere, arr. Lucien Garban (1877–1959), flute / piano, D. & F. 10,215, 3+1 pages
- 1922 - No.5: L'Elephant, arr. Lucien Garban (1877–1959), cello (or bass) / piano, D. & F. 10,217, 3+1 pages
- 1922 - Nos.1, 3-7, 9–10, 12–13, arr. Lucien Garban (1877–1959), piano solo, D. & F. 10,221, separate issues
- 1925 - No.5: L'Elephant, arr. E. Lucas, clarinet / piano, D. & F. 10, 724, 3+1 pages
- 1929 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. B. Bernards, alto sax / piano, D. & F. 12,041, 3+1 pages
- 1940 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Lucien Garban, piano "nouvelle transcription", D. & F. 13,056, 3 pages
- 1965 - No.13: Le Cygne, arr. Juan Mornac, guitar, D. & C. 13,968, 2 pages
- O'Doan, Neal/Performer
- O'Doan, Nancy/Performer
- Recordings
- WIMA files
- Scores with links to Amazon
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- Works reprinted by Edwin F. Kalmus
- OM Parts
- Pages with parts
- Garban, Lucien/Arranger
- Vidal, Paul/Arranger
- Çoku, Vaid/Arranger
- Scores from the Internet Archive
- Rissland, Karl/Arranger
- Taffanel, Paul/Arranger
- Cecchi, Pietro/Arranger
- Packham, Martin/Arranger
- Yokoyama, Shin-Itchiro/Arranger
- Godowsky, Leopold/Arranger
- Waefelghem, Louis van/Arranger
- Tieman, Kyle/Editor
- Pinto, Ferdinando/Arranger
- Samm, J./Arranger
- Durand, Jacques/Arranger
- Guilmant, Alexandre/Arranger
- Barast, Stéphane/Editor
- Siloti, Alexander/Arranger
- MIT project
- Bellomia, Gabriele/Arranger
- Scores
- Saint-Saëns, Camille
- Romantic
- Fantasias
- For flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 2 pianos
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- Scores featuring the cello
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- For 11 players
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- For orchestra with soloists
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- For harp, piano (arr)
- Scores featuring the harp
- For piano, organ (arr)
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- For piccolo, flute, clarinet, marimba, 2 violins, 3 cellos, 2 pianos (arr)
- Scores featuring the piccolo
- Scores featuring the marimba
- For piccolo, flute, clarinet, marimba, 2 violins, 3 cellos, piano (arr)
- For 10 players
- For piano 4 hands (arr)
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