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Danse Macabre

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Melody B enters with a solo violin with harp and woodwinds. Melody B. 3:30 ... Solo violin. 4:55. The trees in the graveyard are moaning. 5:20. Melody A and B ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Danse Macabre


1
Danse Macabre By Camille Saint Saens 1835-1921
2
00Clock chiming midnight by the harp.
3
016Death tiptoes into the cemetery.
4
023He tunes his violin to get ready for the
dance!
5
030The dance starts with Melody A
6
045The dance continues with Melody B
7
059Melody A continues with oboe and flute and
is echoed by the string section
8
115You can hear the strings and the orchestra
playing Melody A
9
129Melody B is played with the strings and
orchestra.
10
144Melody A by the strings and echoed by the
xylophone. The xylophone makes the sound of the
skeleton bones.
11
200Melody B enters in canon (round) by the low
strings and gets higher while adding woodwinds
and brass.
12
230 New theme in woodwinds
13
245Listen for the pizzicato strings and
woodwinds. Pizzicato is when the strings are
plucked instead of bowed.
14
259Melody B enters with a solo violin with harp
and woodwinds
15
330 Listen to the music making the sound of the
wind. It crescendos (gets louder) with the
trombones and low brass
16
422Listen for Melody A being played in the
background
17
432You can hear the tuning from the beginning
of the song, only this time woodwinds are added
and pizzicato strings
18
441Solo violin
19
455The trees in the graveyard are moaning
20
520Melody A and B together(B is played by
brass instruments)
21
541A new theme enters with the stringsplaying
faster
22
557Music crescendos and gets faster!
Crescendo
23
610The oboe plays the rooster crowing.Morning
is coming!
24
630Death finishes his playing.Listen for the
last two coffins closing.
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