In a movement marked "Allegro pomposo," this composer used a solo double bass to quote Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphs."
In a movement marked "Allegro pomposo," this composer used a solo double bass to quote Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphs." Like Rachmaninoff, this composer heavily quoted the Dies Irae chant in his third symphony, which retains a four-movement structure despite being in two movements. A solo violin has its E string tuned down a half-step in a tone poem by this composer that begins with a harp plucking a single note twelve times to signal midnight. This composer wrote a piece in which (*) xylophones imitate skeletons playing cards in the movement "Fossils", while two pianos accompany a solo cello melody depicting the graceful motion of the title bird in the movement "The Swan." For 10 points, name this composer of Danse macabre and The Carnival of the Animals.
In a movement marked "Allegro pomposo," this composer used a solo double bass to quote Berlioz's "Dance of the Sylphs."
Camille Saint-Saëns [or Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns]