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definitely beautiful, but it's missing the groaning of the violin, which is what makes the death so dramatic--seeing and hearing the groans at the same time.
Submitted by haleymathiot on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 23:31.
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Classical Music | Music for Saxophone
Camille Saint-Saëns
The Swan Play
Recorded on 06/16/2004, uploaded on 05/07/2009
Musician's or Publisher's Notes
The Swan
One of Saint-Saëns's most famous works was "Carnival of the Animals" (1886), a classic example of program music - music that attempts to describe or depict a visual image or a non-musical idea. During the Romantic period of the 19
thcentury, composers frequently indicated the "program" with use of a suggestive title, often choosing images from nature as their subjects. These images, such as birds or the wind, were illustrated by imitating their sound or motion through various compositional techniques. The Swan is a poetic melody, which evokes a characteristic portrait of the elegant white bird. O. Murphy
More music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Sonata No. 1 in d minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
The Swan for cello and piano
Cello Concerto no.2 op.119. 1.mv.Allegro moderato e maestoso,Andante sostenuto
Cello Concerto no.2.op.119. 2.mv.Allegro non troppo
Allegretto Moderato, from Sonata No. 1 in d minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
Sonata No. 1 in d minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 22
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Carnival of the Animals The Swan
Havanaise, Op. 83
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Scaramouche
Ballade
The Devil’s Rag
Rapsodie (arr. Rousseau)
Sonata Op. 19
Once Upone a Time (arr. Fourmeau)
Three Tangos
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