X:1
T:Fossils (Piano Version)
C:Vincent
Z:The Crnival of the Animals
%%score { ( 1 4 ) | ( 2 3 ) }
L:1/8
Q:1/4=212
M:2/2
I:linebreak $
K:Bb
V:1 treble nm="Piano solo" snm="Pno. solo"
V:4 treble 
V:2 bass 
V:3 bass 
V:1
"^Allegro ridicolo"!ff!{D=E^F} G2 z2 gbga | b2 z2 egef | g2 z2 BeBd | e2 ee e2 e2 | %4
 d2 z2!8va(! [gg'][bb'][gg'][aa'] | [bb']2!8va)! z2!8va(! [ee'][gg'][ee'][ff'] | %6
 [gg']2!8va)! z2 [Bb][ee'][Bb][dd'] | [ee']2 [ec'e'][ec'e'] [dbd']2 [^fa^f']2 | [gbg']2 G2 gbga | %9
 b2 z2 egef | g2 z2 BeBd | e2 ee e2 e2 | d2 z2!8va(! [gg'][bb'][gg'][aa'] | %13
 [bb']2!8va)! z2!8va(! [ee'][gg'][ee'][ff'] | [gg']2!8va)! z2 [Bb][ee'][Bb][dd'] | %15
 [ee']2 [ec'e'][ec'e'] [dbd']2 [^fa^f']2 | [gbg']2 G2!p! z4 | _AGFA .E2 .E.F | .G2 .G2 bagb | %19
 .[ca]2 [ca][Bg] .[A^f]2 .[Af]2 | [dgd']4 z4 | .C.B,.A,.C .E.D.C.E | .d.c.=B.d .f.e.d.f | %23
 .c.d.e.c .c.A.c.B | .B2 z2 z4 | z4 .B,2 .B,2 | .F2 .F2 .B2 .B2 | .[Ff]2 .[Ff]2 .[Gg]2 .[Gg]2 | %28
 !>![_Ad_a]4 .E2 .E2 | !>!.e2 !>!.e2 !>!.e2 !>!.f2 | .!^!g4 .!^!f4 | !>!.e2 !>!.g2 !>!.f2 !>!.f2 | %32
 !>!.e2 z2!ff! gbga | b2 z2 egef | g2 z2 BeBd | e2 ee e2 e2 | d2 z2!8va(! [gg'][bb'][gg'][aa'] | %37
 [bb']2!8va)! z2!8va(! [ee'][gg'][ee'][ff'] | [gg']2!8va)! z2 [Bb][ee'][Bb][dd'] | %39
 [ee']2 [ec'e'][ec'e'] [dbd']2 [^fa^f']2 | [gbg']2 G2 gbga | b2 z2 egef | g2 z2 BeBd | %43
 e2 ee e2 e2 | d2 z2!8va(! [gg'][bb'][gg'][aa'] | [bb']2!8va)! z2!8va(! [ee'][gg'][ee'][ff'] | %46
 [gg']2!8va)! z2 [Bb][ee'][Bb][dd'] | [ee']2 [ec'e'][ec'e'] [dbd']2 [^fa^f']2 | [gbg']2 G2!p! B4 | %49
 B6 B2 | c4 d4 | (e2 (3fed e2 f2 | d4) z2 B2 | !>!.e4 !>!.B4 | !>!.G4 !>!.B4 | !^!F8 | %56
 z2 .B2 .B2 .B2 | (BcBc B2 !^!f2 | B2) .B2 .B2 .B2 | (BcBc B2 !^!e2 |!<(! B2) .e2 .g2 .b2!<)! | %61
"_brilliante"!f! !>!c'3 b _agfe | dB_AF DB,_A,F, | E,2 z2!ff! gbga | b2 z2 egef | g2 z2 BeBd | %66
 e2 ee e2 e2 | d2 z2!8va(! [gg'][bb'][gg'][aa'] | [Bb]2!8va)! z2!8va(! [ee'][gg'][ee'][ff'] | %69
 [gg']2!8va)! z2 [B,B][Ee][B,B][Dd] | [EGce]2 [EGce][EGce] [DGBd]2 [^FAd^f]2 | [GBdg]2 z2 z4 |] %72
V:2
"^Pno."{D,=E,^F,} [G,,G,]2 z2 z4 |[K:treble] z2 .[Geb]2 z4 | z2 .[EBg]2 z4 | z2 c2 f2 F2 | %4
 B2 b2[K:bass] [B,,,B,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 | [G,,,G,,]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [F,,,F,,]2 | %6
 [E,,,E,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [E,,,E,,]2 [D,,,D,,]2 | [C,,,C,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 [D,,D,]2 [D,,D,]2 | %8
 [G,,G,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 z4 | z2[K:treble] .[Geb]2 z4 | z2 .[EBg]2 z4 | z2 c2 f2 F2 | %12
 B2 b2[K:bass] [B,,,B,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 | [G,,,G,,]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [F,,,F,,]2 | %14
 [E,,,E,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [E,,,E,,]2 [D,,,D,,]2 | [C,,,C,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 [D,,D,]2 [D,,D,]2 | %16
 [G,,G,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 E,F,G,E, | .F,2 .F,.G, ._A,2 .A,2 | G,4 G,A,B,G, | A,2 A,B, EDCE | %20
 DB, G,2 .[G,,,G,,].[A,,,A,,].[B,,,B,,].[G,,,G,,] | .[A,,,A,,]2 .[A,,,A,,].[B,,,B,,] !>![C,,C,]4 | %22
 .[=B,,,=B,,]2 .[B,,,B,,].[C,,C,] !>![D,,D,]4 | .[E,,E,]2 .[C,,C,]2 .[F,,F,]2 .[F,,,F,,]2 | %24
 .[B,,,B,,]2 z2"^scherz." .B,,2 .B,,2 | .F,2 .F,2 .G,2 .G,2 | F,4 .E,2 .E,2 | %27
 .F,4 .[C,E]2 .[C,E]2 | !>![B,,B,]4 .E,2 .E,2 | .B,2 .B,2 .C2 .C2 | B,4 ._A,2 .A,2 | %31
 .G,2 .B,2 B,_A,G,F, | G,B, E,2 z4 |[K:treble] z2 .[Geb]2 z4 | z2 .[EBg]2 z4 | z2 c2 f2 F2 | %36
 B2 b2[K:bass] [B,,,B,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 | [G,,,G,,]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [F,,,F,,]2 | %38
 [E,,,E,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [E,,,E,,]2 [D,,,D,,]2 | [C,,,C,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 [D,,D,]2 [D,,D,]2 | %40
 [G,,G,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 z4 | z2[K:treble] .[Geb]2 z4 | z2 .[EBg]2 z4 | z2 c2 f2 F2 | %44
 B2 b2[K:bass] [B,,,B,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 | [G,,,G,,]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [F,,,F,,]2 | %46
 [E,,,E,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 [E,,,E,,]2 [D,,,D,,]2 | [C,,,C,,]2 [A,,,A,,]2 [D,,D,]2 [D,,D,]2 | %48
 [G,,G,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 z4 | [E,,E,]2 [B,E]2 [G,,G,]2 [B,E]2 | %50
 [_A,,_A,]2[I:staff -1] [CF]2[I:staff +1] [B,,B,]2[I:staff -1] [DFB]2 | %51
[I:staff +1] [G,,G,]2[I:staff -1] [EGB]2[I:staff +1] [E,,E,]2[I:staff -1] [EGB]2 | %52
[I:staff +1] [B,,B,]2[I:staff -1] [FB]2[I:staff +1] [_A,,_A,]2[I:staff -1] [DF]2 | %53
[I:staff +1] [G,,G,]2[I:staff -1] [EG]2[I:staff +1] [D,,D,]2[I:staff -1] [B,F]2 | %54
[I:staff +1] [E,,E,]2[I:staff -1] [EB]2[I:staff +1] [G,,G,]2[I:staff -1] [EG]2 | %55
[I:staff +1] [B,,B,]2[I:staff -1] [DB]2[I:staff +1] [F,,F,]2[I:staff -1] [DB]2 | %56
[I:staff +1] [D,,D,]2[I:staff -1] [DF]2[I:staff +1] [B,,,B,,]2[I:staff -1] [DF]2 | %57
[I:staff +1] [D,,D,]2[I:staff -1] [B,F_A]2[I:staff +1] [B,,,B,,]2[I:staff -1] [B,FA]2 | %58
[I:staff +1] [D,,D,]2[I:staff -1] [B,F_A]2[I:staff +1] [B,,,B,,]2[I:staff -1] [B,FA]2 | %59
[I:staff +1] [E,,E,]2 [B,EG]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [B,EG]2 | [G,,G,]2 [E,,E,]2 [B,,,B,,]2 [G,,,G,,]2 | %61
 [_A,,,_A,,]2 z2 z4 | [F,_A,B,D]2 z2 z4 | [E,G,B,]2 z2 z4 | z2 [G,B,EG]2 z4 | z2 [E,G,B,E]2 z4 | %66
 z2 [G,,G,]2 [A,,A,]2 [C,C]2 | [D,D]2 [G,,G,]2 [B,,B,]2 [A,,A,]2 | %68
 [G,,G,]2 [B,,B,]2 [G,,G,]2 [F,,F,]2 | [E,,E,]2 [G,,G,]2 [E,,E,]2 [D,,D,]2 | %70
 [E,,E,]2 [E,,E,][E,,E,] [D,,D,]2 [^F,,^F,]2 | [G,,,G,,]2 z2 z4 |] %72
V:3
 x8 |[K:treble] x8 | x8 | x2 c2 A2 F2 | D2 d2[K:bass] x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x2[K:treble] x6 | %10
 x8 | x2 c2 A2 F2 | D2 d2[K:bass] x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | B,,4 x4 | E,4 x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | %23
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | .D,2 .D,2 x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 |[K:treble] x8 | x8 | x2 c2 A2 F2 | %36
 D2 d2[K:bass] x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x2[K:treble] x6 | x8 | x2 c2 A2 F2 | D2 d2[K:bass] x4 | %45
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | %64
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 |] %72
V:4
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x2!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x6 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | %12
 x4!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x2!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x6 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4 e4 | x8 | Bd g2 x4 | x8 | %22
 x4 !>!F4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4 .[B,G]2 .[B,G]2 | x8 | x8 | .B2 .B2 .c2 .c2 | B4 ._A2 .A2 | %31
 .G2 .B2 B_AGF | GB E2 x4 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x2!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x6 | x8 | %40
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x2!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x6 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | %52
 x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 | x4!8va(! x4 | %68
 x2!8va)! x2!8va(! x4 | x2!8va)! x6 | x8 | x8 |] %72


Questions about this score:
Who are the composers?
What is the title of the piece?
What is the initial key?
In measure 18, what accidental is present? Which note does it affect?
In measure 1, what is the ornament on the note G?
In measure 34, what is the new clef?
Between measures 40–41, is there a suspension or anticipation?
Between measures 68–72, is there a perfect cadence or similar?
In measure 13, does the music begin on the tonic chord of the home key?
What are the main structural features of the motif?
In which register is the melody in measure 13?
What is the most frequently used texture type in the piece?

Reference answers (in the same order):
Charles-Camile Saint-Saëns;Vincent
Fossils from The Carnival of the Animals
G minor
♭, A4; A3
With Double appoggiatura
Treble clef
No
No
Yes
Leapwise motion
Upper–middle register
Choral texture