Product Description
The Swan - for Cello Solo, Piano, Horns and String Orchestra
Grab the attention of church, school and professional & orchestral musicians with this beautiful piece of sheet music adapted for cello, piano, horns & string orchestra. Experience the mesmerizing sounds of 'The Swan' as played by the great composer, Camile Saint Saëns. Perfect for any ensemble, this memorable melody is sure to make your performance or practice session unique, with its captivating melodies and haunting, emotive harmonies. Don't miss this chance to play a perfect version of this incredible classic. Get your copy today!
Advanced Intermediate.
Format: Concert, 9 x 12 inches.
Performance time - ca. 3:00
19 pages.
Full Score and Orchestral Parts.
Notes
The Swan, is the 13th and penultimate movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. Originally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos, it has been arranged and transcribed for many instruments but remains best known as a cello solo.
The piece is in 6/4 time, with a key signature of G major and a tempo marking andantino grazioso. The slow cello melody is accompanied by almost constant broken chord figurations on the pianos. When performed as a separate movement, not in the context of The Carnival, The Swan is frequently played with accompaniment on only one piano.
This is the only movement from The Carnival of the Animals that the composer allowed to be played in public during his lifetime. He thought the remaining movements were too frivolous and would damage his reputation as a serious composer.
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