Camille Saint-Saens : The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals

The impression is that Saint-Saens anticipated the popularity of "The Carnival of the Animals" and to avoid embarrassment, only allowed it to be published after his death in 1921. It was originally scored for just 11 players including 2 pianos but is sometimes played by a small orchestra. Scroll further down this page to see sheet music of an arrangement of "The Elephant" for Piano Solo and here is a video of this arrangement. The original version for Double Bass and Piano, depicting a comic impression of a lumbering elephant, is also available on mfiles. The full work of 14 pieces arranged for Piano Solo is available from at these links at Sheet Music Plus (US) or The Music Room (UK).