- The Symphony: Camille Saint-Saens - http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/saint-saens.html
Biography focuses on his musical evolution from early espousing of Wagner and Schumann to later holding to classical forms and resisting impressionism.
- Camille Saint-Saëns - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/saint_saens.html
Brief biography from the Classical Music Homepages based on Grove Concise Dictionary of Music deals with influences upon the composer and the impact he had upon others.
- Carnival of the Animals: A Grand Zoological Fantasy - http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5000/bgsound/bgsound0900.html
Short discussion of the fourteen parts of a piece the composer never intended for public performance. Includes MIDI link to the entire piece.
- Samson et Dalila - http://www.r-ds.com/opera/resource/samson.htm
Article on the premier of the opera includes a synopsis and the libretto in French, as well as the background of its coming into being.
- Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835 - 1921) - http://www.hnh.com/composer/saint.htm
Brief biography and caricature with summaries of operas, vocal and choral, orchestral, and chamber music. Includes recommended Naxos recordings.
- Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835 - 1921), France - http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/saint-saens1921.html
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Camille Saint-Saens - http://www.lessontutor.com/bf_saintsaens.html
Biography from Betty Fry includes music links in Real Audio RAM format, related composer links.
- Classical Music Archives: Saint-Saens - http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/saint-saens.html
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 130 complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
- Classic Cat: Saint-Saëns - http://www.classiccat.net/saintsaens_c/index.htm
Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Camille Saint-Saëns - http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0006269/
Filmography at IMDb with biography and related links.
- Camille Saint-Saëns - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/saint-saens.html
Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, operas, illustrations, and MIDI audio files from "Carnival of the Animals."
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