Saëns, Charles Camille Saint-, 1835-1921 (pianist, organist and composer)

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Dates

Existence: 1835 - 1921

Biography

Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), French pianist, organist and composer, was born in Paris, France, on 9 October 1835. In the late 1840s, Saint-Saëns entered the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied organ and composition. At the age of sixteen, Saint-Saëns wrote his first symphony; his second, published as Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, was performed in 1853 to the astonishment of many critics and fellow composers. In 1857, he replaced Lefébure-Wely at the eminent position of organist at the église de la Madeleine, which he kept until 1877. In 1886 Saint-Saëns produced two of his most renowned compositions: The Carnival of the Animals and Symphony No. 3, dedicated to Franz Liszt. Saint-Saëns died of pneumonia on 16 December 1921 at the Hôtel de l'Oasis in Algiers.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Charles Camille Saint-Saens: autograph, musical scale

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9225/2/6

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Comprises correspondence and papers of Mary Hope Allen, as well as correspondence of her grandfather Robin Allen (1820-98), Secretary of Trinity House and a poet and critic, and of her father, Sir Ernest King Allen (1864-1937), Assistant Public Trustee 1915-23. Robin Allen's correspondents include 19th century politicians, artists, poets and critics such as W.E. Gladstone, Thomas Hardy, Lord Leighton, John Ruskin, Lord Tennyson, Arnold Toynbee and Mrs. Humphry Ward. There is a collection of...

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Mary Hope Allen: Correspondence and Papers / Collection of 19th and early 20th century autographs

Fonds

Charles Camille Saint-Saëns: Letter to J. Peile, 1892

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1236

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Dates: 1892

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Miscellaneous Accessions