Durand Saint Saens C. - Carnaval Des Animaux - Piano

Name: Saint Saens C. - Carnaval Des Animaux - Piano
Brand: Durand
SKU: 400873
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Essential Information About This Score
• A faithful piano transcription: Lucien Garban adapts the orchestral spirit into a clear and expressive piano writing.
• A narrative musical journey: each piece evokes an animal or a scene, ideal for working on interpretation and color.
• A major classic of the repertoire: an essential "zoological fantasy," perfect for enriching a concert or audition program.
• Varied content: alternating marches, dances, portraits, and a final tableau to maintain motivation and curiosity throughout the pages.

Saint Saens C. - Carnaval Des Animaux - Piano

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Summary of This Score

With Grande fantaisie zoologique, you will find a suite of characterful pieces, conceived as a true gallery of animal portraits. This edition offers a piano transcription by Lucien Garban, designed to convey at the keyboard the contrasts, humor, and poetry of the work, while maintaining a coherent and pleasant musical reading under the fingers.

The collection consists of short numbers, each with a distinct rhythmic identity and atmosphere: majestic surges, lighter movements, delicate passages, and moments of virtuosity. This diversity makes it a particularly interesting score for developing the palette of dynamics, articulation, touch control, and the ability to "tell" a scene without words.

Separate titles: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion - Hens and Roosters - Hemiones - Tortoises - The Elephant - Kangaroos - Aquarium - Characters with Long Ears - The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods - Aviary - Pianists - Fossils - The Swan - Finale

Whether you are a pianist seeking expressive repertoire or a teacher wishing to explore evocation, style, and character, this transcription offers rich musical material, immediately accessible, and perfectly suited to constructing a program in episodes.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Arranger	Lucien Garban	Genre	classical score, transcription
Instrumentation	piano

Questions frequently asked

What is the instrumentation of this edition of Carnival of the Animals?

This edition is intended for piano and features a transcription made by Lucien Garban.

Which movements are included in this piano score?

The collection includes 14 pieces, from the "Introduction and Royal March of the Lion" to the "Final." "Aquarium," "The Swan," "Aviary," and "Fossils" are among the individual titles. "Pianists" is also included in the suite.

Who arranged Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals for piano?

The piano transcription was made by Lucien Garban.

Does this score allow the practice of dynamics on piano?

The writing gathers movements with distinct rhythmic characters, featuring delicate passages and virtuosic moments. The range of dynamics, articulation, and touch control are among the suggested areas for study. Each piece invites the construction of a wordless musical evocation.