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    Camille Saint-Saëns

    Camille Saint-Saëns (born Paris 9 October 1835, died Algiers, 16 December 1921) was a Frenchcomposer, pianist and organist. He was one of the greatest composers of his day. He composed lots of music of different kinds. Among his best works are his Symphony no 3 (with organ) , Piano Concerto no 2, Violin Concerto no 3, Cello Concerto no 1, the operaSamson and Delilah and the Danse Macabre. His most popular work, however, is the Carnival of the Animals. Saint-Saens hated being thought of as “the composer of the Carnival of the Animals". He said he had only written it for a bit of fun and he did not want anyone to perform it. Today it still remains one of the most popular pieces for children.

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    Three months after Saint-Saens was born his father died. Saint-Saens was often ill with tuberculosis when he was very small and this carried on throughout his life. He was brought up by his mother and his aunt. this illne

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    Camille Saint-Saëns

    Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (/ʃaʁl ka.mij sɛ̃.sɑ̃s/) (October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921) was a French composer and performer. He composed over 300 works comprised of operas, symphonies, oratorios, cantatas, and pianoconcertos. His long life spanned nearly the entire duration of the Romantic period of music. He was part of the heyday of the movement and witnessed its death and the dawn of 20th-century music. He was the first musician to compose for the cinema.

    Camille Saint-Saëns's sensitive renderings of using instruments to tell a story or suggestively act out a scene helped to glorify the concept of "program music." He is best known for his orchestral work The Carnival of the Animals. Program music was very aligned with poetry and literature where artists hoped for a "unification of the arts." It is said that poets wanted poetry to be music, and musicians wanted their music to be poetry.

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    Camille Saint-Saëns

    French composer Camille Saint-Saëns was born in Paris on October 9th 1835. He was often compared to Mozart for his being a child prodigy and for his excellent craftsmanship. He was taught to play the piano from the age of three and gave his debut as a soloist at the age of ten with a programme including Beethoven’s Piano Concerto in C minor and Mozart’s Concerto in B flat, for which the young boy prepared his own cadenza. He performed the whole programme from memory – a rare feat at this time and one that particularly impressed the conductor Stamaty who recommended he study composition with Pierre Maleden. 

    He enrolled at the Paris Conservatory in 1848 and began studying the kroppsdel with Benoist, being awarded the first prize in 1851. He also began studying composition and orchestration with Halévy and had lessons in accompaniment and singing. His prodigious talent won him the friendship of many within the upper echelons of Parisian culture at the time, such