Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse Macabre op. 40
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse Macabre op. 40
- Instrumentation Clarinet Ensemble
- Composer Camille Saint-Saëns
- Editor Alfie Pugh
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- Publisher Wonderful Winds
- Order no. CLSW-CLSS001-DL
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Description:
Saint-Saëns' tone poem begins at midnight on Halloween. Death plays the fiddle to summon the dead from their graves; the music builds as more and more skeletons join in, eventually reaching a fortissimo climax with the two main themes playing together in counterpoint. At the height of the frenzy, a rooster crows. The dance ceases and the skeletons slink away to their graves. This arrangement features challenging sections for all the clarinets, and is essential for spooky-themed or Halloween concerts.