Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux (Carnival of Animals) (A Selection of pieces from) - symphonic winds

The Carnival of the Animals (Le carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work was written for private performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other instruments, and the complete work lasts around 25 minutes.

I have arranged a selection of many of the pieces from this suite for symphonic wind/bass.

(Including the famous "The Swan")

The pieces are:

I. Introduction et Marche Royale du Lion 

II. Poules et Coqs 

IV. Tortues 

V. L'Eléphant 

VI.Kangourous 

IX.Le Coucou au fond des bois 

XII. Fossiles 

XIII. Le Cygne 

XIV. Finale

Arranged double wind quintet/bass