camille saint-saens
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Camille Saint-Saens. BORN: October 9 th - 1835 DIED: December 16 th - 1921. Early Years. Born in Paris, France Raised by mother and aunt Aunt taught him to play piano at 2 years old Wrote 1 st piece of music at 2 ½ years old. More…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Camille Saint-SaensBORN: October 9th- 1835 DIED: December 16th- 1921
Early Years
Born in Paris, France
Raised by mother and aunt
Aunt taught him to play piano at 2 years old
Wrote 1st piece of music at 2 ½ years old
More… When he was 5 years-old he
gave his first piano performance He also liked science, writing
poetry and writing about music He also played the organ He wrote his first symphony at
age 16
SomeMusical Works Danse Macabre
Samson and Delilah- Bacchanal Carnival of the Animals- written
as a musical joke. He forbid ‘Carnival of the
Animals’ to be performed in it’s entirety during his lifetime. He only allowed the performance of ‘The Swan’.
-Hens and Roosters- The Mules
- The Tortoise-The Elephant-The Kangaroos- The Aquarium
-The Animals with Long Ears-The Cuckoo-The Birds- The Pianists-The Fossils-The Swan
-The Lion
-The Finale