In the final four movements of The Carnival of the Animals , Saint-Saëns moves from the satire of Pianists and the borrowed memories of Fossils to the lyrical stillness of The Swan , before gathering the ensemble’s voices once more in the brilliant Finale. i Work Information Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Title: The Carnival of the Animals ( Le Carnaval des animaux: Grande fantaisie zoologique ), R 125 — Part III, movements XI–XIV Date of composition: February 1886 First private performance: 9 March 1886, Paris, at the Shrovetide concert of the cellist Charles-Joseph Lebouc Genre: Humorous programmatic fantasy in fourteen miniatures Structure: XI. Pianistes · XII. Fossiles · XIII. Le Cygne · XIV. Finale Duration: Approximately 8–10 minutes for the four movements, depending on the performance Instrumentation / Ensemble: Two pianos, flute doubling piccolo, clarinet, two ...