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Hey Kids, Meet Camille Saint-Saëns | Composer Biography
Hey Kids, Meet Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) French Romantic Era Composer
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was born in Paris, France in 1835.
His father was a government clerk who died three months after his birth.
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At the request of his mother, Camille's great-aunt Charlotte moved in with them. She was the first to introduce him to the piano. Beginning piano lessons at the age of two, he came to be known as one of the outstanding child prodigies of his time.
He almost immediately began to write music with his first composition for piano dated March 22, 1839. His talent was not limited to music, he also learned to read by age three and mastered Latin by age seven.
In 1886 Saint-Saëns premiered one of his most loved works - Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals).
Shortly after its premiere, however, Saint-Saëns re