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    Carnival of The Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns

    QUESTIONS
    1. what kind of composition is this piece?

    2. How many movements are in this piece?

    3. List the movements by name in order from beginning to end.

    4. What is a composer?

    5. Who is the composer of this piece?

    6. What is his nationality?

    7. What instruments are used in this piece?

    8. What is this?

    9. Who invented it?

    10. How is it played?

    11. which of Saint-Saens movements uses the glass harmonica? (give name of movement and number)
    12. Complete The Following for movement 1 & 7:

    Title of movement What animal is Instruments used Additional


    represented comments
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    Carnival of The Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
    ANSWERS
    1. what kind of composition is this piece?
    A humorous musical suite
    2. How many movements are in this piece? 14 movements
    3. List the movements by name in order from beginning to end.
    1) Introduction and the Royal March of the Lion
    2) Hens and Roosters
    3) Wild Donkeys – Swift Animals
    4) Tortoises
    5) The Elephant
    6) Kangaroos
    7) Aquarium
    8) Characters with long ears
    9) The cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
    10) Aviary
    11) Pianists
    12) Fossils
    13) The Swan
    14) Finale

    4. What is a composer? A composer is a person who writes music.


    5. Who is the composer of this piece? Camille Saint-Saens

    6. What is his nationality? French

    7. What instruments are used in this piece? (9 different and 11 in total)


    1) 2 pianos
    2) 2 violins
    3) 1 viola
    4) 1 cello
    5) 1 double base
    6) 1 flute/piccolo
    7) 1 clarinet
    8) 1 xylophone
    9) 1 glass harmonica

    8. What is this? Glass Harmonica

    9. who invented it? Benjamin franklin – Founding Father of the United States
    10. How is it played?
    A hole was put through the centre of the glass bowls, and an iron rod ran through the holes. The
    rod was attached to a wheel, which was turned by a foot pedal. Moistened fingers touched to the
    edge of the spinning glasses produced the musical sounds.

    11. Which of Saint-Saens movements uses the glass harmonica? (give name of movement and number)
    Aquarium in movement number 7
    12. Complete The Following for movement 1 & 7:

    Title of movement What animal is Instruments used Additional


    represented comments
    1 Introduction and Lion All string (2 violins, The lion’s roar is
    Royal March of the viola, cello, double made by the piano’s
    Lion bass) playing a chromatic
    2 pianos figure in a very LOW
    part of the piano’s
    register.

    7 Aquarium Underwater life All instruments Only movement that


    (violins, viola, cello uses the glass
    double bass, flute harmonica – played
    clarinet, xylophone, by spinning tuned
    glass harmonica & 2 glass cups upon a
    pianos) central rod with
    moist fingers like a
    Main instruments: piano.
    2 piano
    Glass harmonica The Piano is played
    in opposing lines
    giving you the
    underwater, floating
    effect.

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