The document discusses Camille Saint-Saëns' composition "The Carnival of the Animals". It provides biographical details about Saint-Saëns, describing that he was born in Paris in 1835 and was a famous French composer. It also gives short biographies of Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The document then classifies musical instruments and describes the flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. It concludes by listing which instruments represent animals in "The Carnival of the Animals" composition.

1. The Carnival
Of
the animals

2. oHe was born in Paris on October, 1835.
oHe was a French famous composer and
performer.
oHe was three years old, he can read ,write
and have piano lessons and started
composing his music.
oHe wrote his first symphony when he was
sixteen.
oHe became the first composer to write
music for cinema.
oThe Carnival of the Animals is the most
famous work of him.

3. The Carnival of the Animals

4. oHe was born in Bonn, Germany on
December 16, 1770.
oHe was a German composer and pianist.
oHe can play the piano and violin.
oWhen he was twelve, he was a promising
keyboard player.
oOne of Beethoven most famous works is
Symphony No.2.

5. oHe was born on 27 January 1756 in
Austria.
oHe learned the piano at the age of three,
and soon developed his skills in all musicant
forms.
oHe produced over 600 works.
oSymphony No.40 is a famous work.

6. oComposer /kəmˈpəʊzə(r)/: A person who writes
music.
A Composer

7. oPerformer /pəˈfɔːmə(r)/ : A person who performs
for an audience in a show, concert, ……

8. oSymphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ : a long piece of music for
a lot of musicians playing together.

10. Classification in the Instruments
There are five types of instruments:
1. Stringed instruments
2. Wind instruments
3. Percussion instruments
4. Brass instruments
5. Electronic instruments

11. Wind instruments are played by setting
air over or into a mouthpiece.

12. Flute

13. The flute is a family of musical
instrument of the woodwind
group
It is normally made of metal
now. It produces very bright
and joyful notes.
A person who plays a flute is
called a flautist.
Flute

14. Flute

15. Clarinet
 The clarinet is a family of
woodwind instruments that
have a single-reed mouthpiece,
a straight cylindrical tube with
an approximately cylindrical
bore, and a flaring bell.
 A person who plays any type of
clarinet is called a clarinettist or
clarinetist.

16. Piano

17. Piano
 The piano (or pianoforte to give it its
proper name) is a musical instrument with a
keyboard
 A normal piano has 88 keys. Pianos use the
keys to move hammers that hit strings
inside, making a sound.
 Pianos come in two basic shapes: grand
pianos and upright pianos.
 The piano has been an extremely popular
instrument in Western classical music since
the late 18th century. A person who plays
the piano is called a pianist.

18. Piano

19. Violin

20. Violin
 Violin is usually the first choice of
musicians who wants to learn a string
instrument.
 The violin is a string instrument which is
played with a bow. It has four strings.
 It is held between the left collar bone
(near the shoulder) and the chin.
 Different notes are made by fingering with
the left hand while bowing with the right.
It has no frets or other markers. Players
have to learn the exact place to put the
fingers of the left hand and memorise
them.
 The violin is the smallest and highest
pitched string instrument. A person who
plays the violin is called a violinist

21. Violin

22. Viola
 The viola is slightly larger than the
violin and has a deeper pitch in
comparision. It is also in the
“middle register” of the string
family.
 The viola sounds lower than a
violin, but higher than a cello.
 Although not as popular as the
violin, it is still a vital part of the
orchestra.The Viola is also known
as the Cinderella of the orchestra.

24. Cello

25. Cello
 The cello is bigger than viola and violin.
It’s has a beautiful,mellow sound.
 The cello must rest on the floor because
it is too big to be hold like the violin or
viola.
 Its name comes from the Italian language,
so it is pronounced “chello”. The full word
is violoncello, but when speaking, people
normally call it the “cello”.
 A person who plays the cello is called a
“cellist”.

27. Double bass
The double bass is a large
stringed instrument
It plays low-pitched musical
notes in musical ensembles and
bands.
The double bass looks like
smaller instruments like the
violin, viola, and cello.

29. String
instruments

31. The Cuckoo - clarinet
The swan - cello
The Aquarium - piano + flute
The Elephant - double bass
The Hens and Cockerels - piano, violin, cello
N.B The piano is played in the background for these tracks.

32. The Cuckoo

33. The swan

34. The Aquarium

35. The Elephant

36. The Hens and Cockerels

37. Cuckoo
Swan
Hens and cockerels
Elephant
Aquarium