-When Saint-Saëns was almost 40 he married a 19 year old girl

-Him and his wife had 2 kids that both died

-He ended up separating from his wife

-In his 50s he made 2 of his most famous pieces, Carnival of the Animals and his Third Symphony

-He spent the last several years of his life traveling the world and died in Algiers from Pneumonia

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT

His Music

-One of his most famous pieces is Carnival of the Animals

-He was the first famous name to provide background music for a film

-He composed in the romantic period

http://www.scsvt.org/Page/715

http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/saint-saens.php

http://guitaralliance.com/2012/06/2012-06-the-12-notes-in-western
-music/

http://www.welbourneprimary.com/Links/Music/Saintsaens/Carnivalofanimals.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/125668206/40-Romantic-Era-lecture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa
ëns