Camille Saint-Saëns

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Camille Saint-Saëns was already 73 and a celebrated composer when in 1908 he wrote music for L'assassinat du duc de Guise, a film by the Paris company Film d'Art. It is one of the first scores composed specially for a single film. Until then, cinema musicians had mainly played existing pieces. Saint-Saëns wrote for a small ensemble with strings, piano and harmonium. He followed the film closely: after an introduction each tableau received a section of its own, with musical reactions to what was happening. Later he gave the work an opus number, Op. 128, so that it also exists as a concert piece. His concert music, such as Danse macabre and Le carnaval des animaux, is still used in films today.

Listening

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  L'Assassinat du duc de Guise, Op. 128: Premier tableau · Les Siècles & François-Xavier Roth, 1908
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  Danse macabre, Op. 40 · Les Siècles & François-Xavier Roth, 1939
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  Le Carnaval des animaux: Aquarium · Les Siècles & François-Xavier Roth, 1978
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  L'assassinat du duc de Guise, Op. 128: Prélude · Camille Saint-Saëns, 1908
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  L'assassinat du duc de Guise, Op. 128: Premier tableau · Camille Saint-Saëns, 1908
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  L'assassinat du duc de Guise, Op. 128: Cinquième tableau · Camille Saint-Saëns, 1908

Works

• 1908L'assassinat du duc de Guise

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 1^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Film d'Art: the first original film score GenreFor L'assassinat du duc de Guise, Camille Saint-Saëns wrote a score for strings, piano and harmonium.

See also

• Film d'Art: the first original film score