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Saint-Saëns

Saint-Saëns

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A French composer and pianist who wrote famous pieces like The Carnival of the Animals
  • proper noun
  • /seɪnt sɑːns/
: Saint-Saëns
  • Recently, while listening to Saint-Saëns's Le carnaval des animaux, I asked a group of first graders to listen to L'éléphant and describe what they heard.

Examples

  • While studying French music history, I discovered that Saint-Saëns composed the famous piece 'Danse Macabre'.

  • The concert featured a performance of Saint-Saëns' 'The Carnival of the Animals', delighting both children and adults alike.

  • Many music lovers cherish Saint-Saëns' works for their melodic beauty and rich harmonies.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Saint-Saëns is a French family and place name; the first part Saint means 'holy' or 'saint', so the name originally pointed to a town or church called Saint-Saëns. Think of it as a town name — that simple image helps you remember he was a French composer and pianist.