<P> Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885 -- 86 , Saint - Saëns withdrew to a small Austrian village , where he composed The Carnival of the Animals in February 1886 . It is scored for two pianos , two violins , viola , cello , double bass , flute ( and piccolo ) , clarinet ( C and B ♭ ) , glass harmonica , and xylophone . </P>
<P> Following a disastrous concert tour of Germany in 1885 -- 86 , Saint - Saëns withdrew to a small Austrian village , where he composed The Carnival of the Animals in February 1886 . It is scored for two pianos , two violins , viola , cello , double bass , flute ( and piccolo ) , clarinet ( C and B ♭ ) , glass harmonica , and xylophone . </P>
when was the carnival of the animals written
when was the carnival of the animals written
February 1886
February 1886