Danse macabre
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Danse macabre is a famous symphonic poem by Camille Saint-Saëns that vividly depicts skeletons dancing at midnight to the sound of Death’s fiddle.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic poem ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
dance of death
NERFINISHED
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memento mori ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French superstition about Death summoning the dead to dance at midnight
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poem "Danse macabre" by Henri Cazalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | R 171 (Roux catalogue of Saint-Saëns) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1874 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death playing the fiddle
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skeletons dancing at midnight ⓘ |
| endingCharacter | abrupt and ghostly fade of the dance at dawn ⓘ |
| genre | program music ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
piano duet arrangement
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solo piano arrangement ⓘ violin and piano arrangement ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of the dance of death in music ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
scordatura tuning of the solo violin
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xylophone imitating rattling bones ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
harp
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solo violin ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
recordings by the Berlin Philharmonic
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recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ recordings by the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ |
| openingMotifRepresents | twelve strokes of midnight ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 40 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalVersion | song for voice and piano ⓘ |
| originalVersionTextAuthor | Henri Cazalis GENERATED ⓘ |
| popularUse |
Halloween-themed events
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concert repertoire ⓘ film soundtracks ⓘ television ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| structure | introduction and dance with variations ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Allegro ⓘ |
| timeOfActionInProgram | midnight ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G minor ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 7 minutes ⓘ |
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