He wrote it in 1886, but it wasn't first performed until 1922.
Camille Saint-Saens.
feb 1886
the carnival of the animals, danse macabre
'The Aquarium' from The Carnival of Animals by composer Camille Saint-Saens
the ten pieces that saint saens wrote were called the Carnival of the Animals
camille saint saens's hobbies were to play music
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French composer Camille Saint-Saens wrote The Carnival of Animals in 1886. He was born in Paris in 1835 and died in Algiers in 1921. He wanted to offer the work as a surprise at the annual Mardi-Gras concert of cellist Lebouc.
Camille Saint-Saens was Born in Paris, France on 9 October 1835.
"The Swan," from Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals, is played by a solo cello, accompanied by two pianos.
Camille Saint saens was born on Oct. 9, 1835, Paris, France
The famous piece "The Swan" is by Camille Saint-Saens, from his suite for chamber ensemble "Carnival of The Animals." "The Swan" was originally scored for two pianos accompanying a solo cello. There are listings on the web for "The Swan" by Debussy, but they all turn out to be the Saint-Saens piece.