Danse Macabre

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Danse Macabre By Camille Saint Saens 1835-1921
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00Clock chiming midnight by the harp.
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016Death tiptoes into the cemetery.
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023He tunes his violin to get ready for the
dance!
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030The dance starts with Melody A
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045The dance continues with Melody B
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059Melody A continues with oboe and flute and
is echoed by the string section
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115You can hear the strings and the orchestra
playing Melody A
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129Melody B is played with the strings and
orchestra.
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144Melody A by the strings and echoed by the
xylophone. The xylophone makes the sound of the
skeleton bones.
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200Melody B enters in canon (round) by the low
strings and gets higher while adding woodwinds
and brass.
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230 New theme in woodwinds
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245Listen for the pizzicato strings and
woodwinds. Pizzicato is when the strings are
plucked instead of bowed.
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259Melody B enters with a solo violin with harp
and woodwinds
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330 Listen to the music making the sound of the
wind. It crescendos (gets louder) with the
trombones and low brass
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422Listen for Melody A being played in the
background
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432You can hear the tuning from the beginning
of the song, only this time woodwinds are added
and pizzicato strings
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441Solo violin
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455The trees in the graveyard are moaning
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520Melody A and B together(B is played by
brass instruments)
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541A new theme enters with the stringsplaying
faster
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557Music crescendos and gets faster!
Crescendo
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610The oboe plays the rooster crowing.Morning
is coming!
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630Death finishes his playing.Listen for the
last two coffins closing.