In that piece, the violinist, who enters playing an A - E-flat tritone, tunes the E string down a half step.
In a tone poem by this composer, the woodwinds unusually quote the Dies Irae [DEE-ess EAR-ay] in a major key. In that piece, the violinist, who enters playing an A - E-flat tritone, tunes the E string down a half step. A movement of a piece by this composer includes parts for flute, muted string quartet, two pianos, and glass harmonica. In another of this composer's works, the fifth movement, marked allegretto pomposo, features the double basses playing a waltz. A fourteen-movement suite by this composer includes the xylophone-heavy Fossils, Aquarium, and The Elephant. For 10 points, name this French composer of Danse Macabre and The Carnival of the Animals.
In a tone poem by this composer, the woodwinds unusually quote the Dies Irae [DEE-ess EAR-ay] in a major key.
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns