To become an adult and at the same time manage to preserve the child inside you is maybe the best wish we can grant ourseves. That would mean that we are capable to play and to have fun in our adulthood, free from the burdern of modern life, if at least for a little while. One could say that artists like painters, writers and musicians play more in respect to the \u2019ordiary people\u2019, because of the nature of their creative work. But even artists from time to time give themselves a break from serious work and create something just to amuse themselves. And somethimes the result of that kind of creation is just the thing that generations after will remember.<\/p>\n
That was the exact thing that happened to the french composer Camille Saint Saens when, instead of the serious simphony, he started composing his Carnaval des Animaux<\/em>, just for fun! Carnival is made of 14 short musical movements which perfectly represent the chosen animals \u2013 Lion, Turtles, Cangaroo, Aquarium<\/em>… Sure, we can supose that Saint Saens could write another kind of humorous piece, but nothing guaranteed so much fun in composing as playing with the musical images of our feathery, aquatic and four legged friends! Indeed, animals are the perfect choice for making a facetious piece since playing is something they instinctively do since forever!<\/p>\n When grownups start behaving \u2019like children\u2019 they get the silent permission for entrance to the child\u2019s world. That is another thing this french composer can be proud of \u2013 Carnival<\/em> becoming one of the most popular and fun pieces of music for children and usualy the first one they will listen in a concert hall \u2013 when they will either permanently or at least for a moment fall in love with classical music.<\/p>\n The Carnival<\/em> is often performed with Peter and the Wolf<\/em>, but if you aren\u2019t listening it at a concert, you can enjoy it from your home starting from the begining, your favorite animal or from the end \u2013 The Finale<\/em>! The Finale<\/em> is the last movement reminiscenct of the intro: the king of the animals is now joined by the rest of the managery! Thanks to this charming Disney animation The Finale<\/em> will always be associated with these funny flamingos! Seven of them to be precise and a yo yo \u2013 just enough for a complete mess!<\/p>\n