Transcript First initial is C, some other letters shown in last name

What information can you gain from
studying this photograph of a
composer's original manuscript?
Can you find:
•The title of the composition?
•When it was written?
•Any clues about the composer’s
name?
•Any clues to tell you what instrument
it is meant to be played on?
What additional information can you
learn from this manuscript?
Can you locate any musical symbols
that may be familiar or unfamiliar to
you?
Possible Answers:
•The title of the composition? Danse
Macabre
•When it was written? 1877
•Any clues about the composer’s name?
First initial is C, some other letters shown
in last name (a, i)
•Any clues to tell you what instrument it is
meant to be played on? It is a grand staff
with treble clef and bass clef, which is
usually meant for piano.
What additional information can you learn
from this manuscript? The notes for part of
the composition and the key signature
Can you locate any musical symbols that
may be familiar or unfamiliar to you? the
symbol to repeat a measure, a natural
sign, flat signs, treble clef, bass clef,
quarter rest
The Moldenhauer Archives - The Rosaleen Moldenhauer Memorial
Item Title
Danse macabre, 1 Nov. 1877
Author/Creator
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
Created/Published
1877
CREDITS
Notes
For piano
Part of
Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress
Repository
Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington, D.C. 20540
Digital ID
molden-4581
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/molden.4581