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An early use of VP(R) structure can be found in the second motive in perhaps the most famous section in this composition, which there exists an F-sharp to B leap followed by a mildly surprising reversal to the half-note A. The melody of one section, which features a glass armonica, is played by the flute, backed by the strings, on top of glissando-like runs in the piano. The first piano plays a descending ten-on-one ostinato, while the second plays a six-on-one. Another section in this piece marked Allegro Pomposo utilizes a quotation from the Incidental Music of Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, while a double-bass plays a theme from "Dance of the Slyphs. " Yet another one instructs performers to "imitate the gaucheries of a novice," and thus suggests the fumbling tyro of scales by slowing down during tricky parts and speeding up at the end. The next movement borrows heavily from various sources including one of the composer's own works, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. " Forbidding this piece's performance during his lifetime, and including movements called "the Pianists," "Fossils" and "The Swan," for 10 points, name this "grand zoological fantasy" composed by Camille Saint-Saens.
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Fine Arts