The Carnival of the Animals
- ISBN-10
- 172581546X
- ISBN-13
- 9781725815469
- Series
- The Carnival of the Animals
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-08-29
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Elizabeth Varadan
Description
Once upon a musical score, Camille Saint-Saëns was stumped. He was composing a piece of music to entertain his friends. An idea twinkled in his mind. A musical fantasy. Animals in a parade. A tune beckoned. Camille inked in some quarter notes. The melody slipped away. I must let this idea bloom, Camille thought. He sat in the stuffed chair by the door and closed his eyes. Music and pictures swirled in his head: A tortoise waltzed. A peacock called. A lion stomped into a forest. Soon Camille was fast asleep. He dreamed of animals in the zoo. He dreamed of animals far away. Once upon a time, he dreamed...
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Other editions
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- 1999-01-01
- 71 pages
- Paperback
- Courier Corporation