Saint-Saens
"Carnival" composer, French
Saint-Saëns refers to Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), a French composer, pianist, and organist.
His best-known works include *The Carnival of the Animals* and the opera *Samson and Delilah*.
The name appears in music history and program notes: We're performing Saint-Saëns tonight.
Biblical seduction and betrayal
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- piano concertosWorks for keyboard soloist with orchestra
- tone poemsOrchestral works depicting narratives
- operaTheatrical art combining song
ballet · chamber music · symphony · virtuoso · Liszt · Berlioz · conservatoire · prodigy
One who plays piano
- organistPipe keyboard performer
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- recitalsFormal solo performances
concert tours · accompanist · child prodigy · public performances · European tours
Multi-domain expert
- astronomerCelestial bodies researcher
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- archaeologistOne who excavates antiquities
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
poetry · caricaturist · Renaissance man · literary salon · intellectual circles · classical scholar · linguistics · natural sciences
Melodies from France
- recordingsStored audio or video
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- centenaryHundredth anniversary observance
- commemorationsActs honoring past events
Samson and Delilah
Biblical seduction and betrayal
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- piano concertosWorks for keyboard soloist with orchestra
- tone poemsOrchestral works depicting narratives
opera · ballet · chamber music · symphony · virtuoso · Liszt · Berlioz · conservatoire · prodigy · polymath
pianist
One who plays piano
- organistPipe keyboard performer
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
recitals · concert tours · accompanist · child prodigy · public performances · European tours
polymath
Multi-domain expert
- astronomerCelestial bodies researcher
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- archaeologistOne who excavates antiquities
playwright · poetry · caricaturist · Renaissance man · literary salon · intellectual circles · classical scholar · linguistics · natural sciences
French music
Melodies from France
- recordingsStored audio or video
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- centenaryHundredth anniversary observance
Saint-SaensRichard Wagner
Claude Debussy · Igor Stravinsky · Franz Liszt · Johannes Brahms · Robert Schumann