2
The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals), arr.
Camille Saint-Saëns · 1835–1921
Level 2 · Intermediate — about ABRSM 5 · RCM 6
Listen
- Type
- Short piece
- Setting
- Piano
- Length
- About 3 min
- Era
- Late Romantic
- Nationality
- French
- Exam lists
- ASTA, UIL
Notes
Legato, bow distribution, vibrato
About this work
- Composed
- 1886 (February)
- First performed
- 26 February 1922 in Paris, Concerts-Colonne**; Gaston Blanquart, Hippolyte Lopès (pianos), Colonne Orchestra, Gabriel Pierné (conductor)
- Introduction et marche royale du lion
- Poules et coqs
- Hémiones (animaux véloces)
- Tortues
- L'éléphant
- Kangourous
- Aquarium
- Personnages à longues oreilles
- Le coucou au fond des bois
- Volière
- Pianistes
- Fossiles
- Le cygne
- Finale
Exam & syllabus listings
ASTA CAP 6 · UIL Gr 2