
Camille Saint-Saëns
Country of origin:
France
Birthday:
October 9, 1835
Date of death:
December 16, 1921
About Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer, gave demanding piano concerts at the age of ten and from 1848 studied organ with François Benoist (*1794, 1878) and composition with Fromental Halévy at the Paris Conservatoire. He worked as an organist at the churches of Saint-Merry (since 1853) and Madeleine (since 1857) and achieved great renown as an interpreter and improviser on the organ. From 1861 to 1865 he taught at the École Niedermeyer where Gabriel Fauré was one of his pupils. In 1871 he founded the Societé Nationale de Musique with Romain Bussine (*1830, 1899) to foster primarily young French composers.'
Saint-Saëns' music has great variety and variability while being essentially orientated towards Viennese Classicism and German Romanticism. In France, Saint-Saëns conveyed a deep understanding of the works by Bach, Handel and Mozart, but also of those by Schumann and Wagner. His symphonic poems are proof of the decisive influence of Liszt and the examination of new means of expression and genre tendencies. In the 1870s and 1880s, Saint-Saëns created compositions, not only in the field of the opera (which mainly influenced the musical life in Paris), but also in the fields of symphonic, concert and chamber music, which had a determining influence on the development of French music in the late 19th century.
Saint-Saëns wrote 13 operas, including »Samson et Dalila« (1877), »Étienne Marcel« (1879), »Henri VIII« (1883), »Ascanio« (1890); five symphonies (Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 1886; with organ); four symphonic poems (e.g. »La danse macabre«, 1875); violin, violoncello and piano concertos, chamber music, organ and piano music (e.g. »Le carnaval des animaux« [The Carnival of the Animals], and from it »The Swan« 1886); »Messe solennelle« (1856), the oratorio »Le déluge« (1875) and a requiem (1878).
Saint-Saëns' music has great variety and variability while being essentially orientated towards Viennese Classicism and German Romanticism. In France, Saint-Saëns conveyed a deep understanding of the works by Bach, Handel and Mozart, but also of those by Schumann and Wagner. His symphonic poems are proof of the decisive influence of Liszt and the examination of new means of expression and genre tendencies. In the 1870s and 1880s, Saint-Saëns created compositions, not only in the field of the opera (which mainly influenced the musical life in Paris), but also in the fields of symphonic, concert and chamber music, which had a determining influence on the development of French music in the late 19th century.
Saint-Saëns wrote 13 operas, including »Samson et Dalila« (1877), »Étienne Marcel« (1879), »Henri VIII« (1883), »Ascanio« (1890); five symphonies (Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 1886; with organ); four symphonic poems (e.g. »La danse macabre«, 1875); violin, violoncello and piano concertos, chamber music, organ and piano music (e.g. »Le carnaval des animaux« [The Carnival of the Animals], and from it »The Swan« 1886); »Messe solennelle« (1856), the oratorio »Le déluge« (1875) and a requiem (1878).
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La Volière/Le cygneComposer: Camille Saint-SaënsArranger: Werner RichterMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: flute and pianoLanguage: French, German, EnglishProduct number: ZM30750€11.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Klaus BoernerMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: piano (4 hands)Product number: ED 9051 Q12128€2.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Maria KliegelEdition: ScoreSeries: Concertino
Edition Schott
Instrumentation: cello and orchestraProduct number: CON 253As low as€15.99Incl. Tax -
B MinorComposer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Maria KliegelSeries: Cello Library
Edition Schott
Instrumentation: cello and pianoProduct number: CB 186As low as€10.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: cello and pianoProduct number: ED 22354 Q45611€3.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Maria KliegelMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: cello and pianoProduct number: ED 20916 Q18161€3.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Set of parts, flute I, flute II, oboe I, oboe II, clarinet I, clarinet II, bassoon I, bassoon II, horn I, horn II, 4 violin I, 4 violin II, 2 viola, 4 cello/double bassSeries: Concertino
Edition Schott
Instrumentation: cello and orchestraProduct number: CON 253-50€58.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Wolfgang BirtelSeries: Edition Schott - Single Edition
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos (soprano/alto) and organProduct number: ED0 9808As low as€3.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Wolfgang BirtelEdition: Choral score, with organ partSeries: Schott Choral Music
Instrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) and organ (ad libitum)Product number: C 53377As low as€2.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Wolfgang BirtelSeries: Edition Schott - Single Edition
Instrumentation: 2 sopranos (soprano/alto) and organProduct number: ED0 9807As low as€3.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Klaus BoernerMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: piano (4 hands)Product number: ED 9051 Q12129€2.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsMedia Type: E-score PDFInstrumentation: violin and pianoProduct number: ED 22404 Q46277€3.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsArranger: Johannes X. SchachtnerMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: piano (6 hands)Product number: SIK1768€25.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsArranger: Frank J. HalfertyMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Score and parts, Concert String OrchestraInstrumentation: string orchestraLanguage: EnglishProduct number: KN 9987€59.80Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Miniature scoreInstrumentation: orchestraProduct number: ZO 8000638€8.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsArranger: Yoshiki MiyamotoMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Performing scoreSeries: Piano Picture Book
Instrumentation: piano (4 hands)Product number: ZO 200168€33.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns | Franz Schubert | Ethan WinerMedia Type: Sheet music with CDEdition: Edition with play-alongInstrumentation: CelloProduct number: MMO 3716€18.99Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEdition: Study scoreSeries: Eulenburg Miniature Scores
Instrumentation: cello and orchestraProduct number: ETP 1285As low as€10.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Hans-Hubert SchoenzelerMedia Type: Sheet music with CDEdition: Study scoreSeries: Eulenburg Audio+Score
Instrumentation: cello and orchestraLanguage: German, EnglishProduct number: EAS 168€16.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Camille Saint-SaënsEditor: Alexander MaschatMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: cello and orchestraProduct number: ACC1850€32.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping