Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921)
The Elephant
double bass, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
11.00 €
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Details
- For
- double bass, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
- Product Type
- Score, Parts
- Author / Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Arranger
- David Heyes
- Product number
- 1895361
- Difficulty Level
- 2
Description
Camille Saint-Saëns - The Elephant for double bass & string quartet
Arranged by David Heyes
From 1886, the year of its composition, and 1922, the year of publication, the image of the double bass was changed for ever. Saint-Saëns' famed The Carnival of the Animals, a perennial favourite at children's concerts, represented the double bass in a humourous pomposo way and we now have our own 'national anthem'.
The Carnival of the Animals, subtitled Grande Fantasie Zoologique, has fourte...