The Carnival of the Animals cello solo (which evokes the swan elegantly gliding over the water) is played over rippling sixteenths in one piano and rolled chords in the other (said to represent the swan's feet, hidden from view beneath the water, propelling it along). A staple of the cello repertoire, this is one of the most well-known movements of the suite, usually in the version for cello with solo piano which was the only publication of this work in Saint-Saëns's lifetime. More than twenty other arrangements of this movement have also been published, with solo instruments ranging from flute to alto saxophone. A short
Mainz carnival to use for the next 50 years. In later years many new associations arose: the "Mombacher Carneval Verein" (1886), the "Gonsenheimer Carneval Verein" (1892) and the Carnival association „Eiskalte Brüder“ (1893). As Guards, the "Mainzer Prinzengarde" (1884), the "Prinzessgarde" (1886), renamed in 1933 as "Guard of the Princess", the "Mombacher Prinzengarde" (1886) and the "Jocus-Garde" (1889) were added. Traditionally, carnival season in Mainz begins on November 11 at 11:11, and continues through Ash Wednesday. However, the event peaks in February or March in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday. During the 19th century celebrants began using the carnival as