129. Saint-Saëns, Camille. Autograph musical quotation signed (“C. Saint-Saëns”), (4.37 x 7.12 in.; 111 x 181 mm.), 16 May 1879; mounting on cardstock, some soiling, browning from tape remnants and tear on lower left margin. Accompanied by a postcard photograph.

Eight bars of music signed by Camille Saint-Saëns.

A French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic era, Saint-Saëns enjoyed a long and illustrious career. As a composer, Saint-Saëns was often criticized for his refusal to embrace romanticism and at the same time, rather paradoxically, for his adherence to the conventions of nineteenth century musical language. He is remembered chiefly for works such as The Carnival of the Animals (which was not published in full until after his death, reportedly because Saint-Saëns feared it would affect his reputation as a serious composer), the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, the operas Samson and Delilah and Henry VIII, and the symphonic poem Danse Macabre.
$3,000 - $5,000