Saint Saëns' Carnival of the Animals
Arrangement
 
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In case you don't know the history, the Carnival of the Animals was written in 1882 by French composer Camille Saint- Sa?ns for a friend's birthday party. This arrangement includes all 14 movements:
  1. Introduction and Lion's Royal March
  2. Hens and Roosters
  3. Hemiones (Wild Jackasses)
  4. Tortoises
  5. The Elephant
  6. Kangaroos
  7. Aquarium
  8. Persons with Long Ears
  9. The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Forest
  10. The Aviary
  11. Pianists
  12. Fossils
  13. The Swan
  14. Finale
A few characteristics specific to this particular arrangement are probably worth mentioning here. Hemiones is usually performed by two pianos playing an octave apart throughout. This arrangement, however, also includes an optional cello melody not written in the original work. The Aquarium involves some interesting effects with harmonics that were not part of the original, and The Swan -- the most famous animal in the Carnival -- has condensed the two-piano accompaniment into one without removing the "ripples" in the water.

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