Welcome to one of the most well-known pieces of music from the Romantic era, Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint- Saens.

The first song is the Introduction and Royal March of the Lions.

Click here for the Royal March of the Lions Listening Map.

Click here for a body percussion and rhythm stick activity.

Click here for a piano version.

Click here for another piano version.

Click here for a rhythm activity.

Click here for a picture of Saint-Saens and the orchestral version.

Click here for another orchestral version.

Click here for some beautiful illustrations of lions with the Royal March.

Click here for an animated version!

Click here for another animated version with a live orchestra.

 

 

Click here and go to 2:45 on the video to see the map and listen to the music.

Click here for a piano duet and symphony version of Hens and Roosters.

Click here for a computer graphic version of Hens and Roosters.

Click here for a cute graphic of Hens and Roosters.

Click here for another graphic of Hens and Roosters.

Click here for some live “chicks” for Hens and Roosters!

Click here for some beautiful illustrations for Hens and Roosters!

Click here for the wild donkeys computer graphics!

Click here for  wild donkeys piano duet!

Click here for real wild donkeys!

Click here for another piano duet of wild donkeys!

Click here for beautiful illustrations of  wild donkeys!

 

Click here for The Tortoise rhythm play along.

Click here for an instrumental version of The Tortoise.

Click here for a Tortoise graphic.

Click here for another Tortoise graphic.

Click here for a Tortoise graphic.

Click here for some beautiful tortoise graphics with a symphony orchestra.

Click here for some information on tortoises.

 

 

Click here for The Elephant.

Click here for a double bass and piano version of The Elephant.

Click here for a cute graphic for The Elephant.

 

 

Click here for The Kangaroo

Click here and go to 45 sec. for The Kangaroo Listening Map.

Click here for a bit of Ogden Nash’s poem and some live kangaroos in The Kangaroo.

 

 

 

Click here for a beautiful graphic for The Aquarium!

Click here for The Aquarium!

Click here for The Aquarium scarf activity.

 

 

 

Click here for Animals with long ears!

Click here for Animals with long ears graphic!

Click here for live long ears!

 

 

 

 

 

Click here for a Cuckoo in the  Woods listening map.

Click here for Cuckoo in the Woods graphic.

Click here for Cuckoo in the Woods clarinet and piano duet.

Click here for Cuckoo in the Woods piano computer graphic.

 

 

 

Click here for The Aviary scarf activity!

Click here for The Aviary cute graphic.

Click here for another Aviary graphic.

Click here for The Aviary orchestral version.

 

 

 

Click here for Fossils Rhythm Stick Play along

Click here for a Fossil listening map.

Click here for an interesting Fossil scarf, movement, and rhythm activity.  All in one!

 

Click here for an orchestral version of The Pianists.

Click here for a computer version of The Pianists.

Click here for the pianists.

Click here for all the songs!

 

 

 

 

Click here for Yo Yo Ma’s beautiful cello version of The Swan.

Click here for an orchestral version of The Swan with a ballerina.

 

 

 

 

Click here for the computer version of The Finale!

Click here for the orchestral version of The Finale.