The Carnival of the Animals is divided into 14 different movements with each movement meant to represent a different animal. Camille Saint-Saens does a fantastic job describing each animal in the composition. Whether it be the lion, kangaroos, or pianists each animal is represented with a certain wit and humor. One example is the Tortoise, wherein Camille actually plays the “Can-Can” from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld.” However, it is played exceedingly slow, as if were traveling through the song whilst riding on top of the turtle. Camille even attempts to portray fossils through the use of the xylophone. The xylophone almost seem to convince the impression that bones are being used as musical
The Carnival of the Animals is divided into 14 different movements with each movement meant to represent a different animal. Camille Saint-Saens does a fantastic job describing each animal in the composition. Whether it be the lion, kangaroos, or pianists each animal is represented with a certain wit and humor. One example is the Tortoise, wherein Camille actually plays the “Can-Can” from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld.” However, it is played exceedingly slow, as if were traveling through the song whilst riding on top of the turtle. Camille even attempts to portray fossils through the use of the xylophone. The xylophone almost seem to convince the impression that bones are being used as musical