DANSE DANSE MACABREMACABRE
SAINT-SAËNSSAINT-SAËNS
The clock strikes 12.The clock strikes 12.It is midnight.It is midnight.
Played by the harp.
Death tunes its violinDeath tunes its violin
Skeleton ThemeSkeleton ThemeThe Dance BeginsThe Dance Begins
FluteFlute
GHOST THEMEGHOST DANCE
SOLO VIOLIN
SKELETON THEME SKELETON THEME CONTINUESCONTINUES
FluteFlute
TRIANGLETRIANGLE
GHOST THEME CONTINUESGHOST THEME CONTINUES
THE DANCE CONTINUESSKELETONS RATTLE
Xylophones
GHOST THEME
GHOSTS FORM PATTERNS IN THE NIGHT
PLAYED BY STRINGS
SONG OF THE WITCHES
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
DEATH PLAYS A MELANCHOLY SOLO
VIOLIN WITH HARP ACCOMPIANMENT
SKELETONS LAUGHEXUBERANTLY
VARIATION ON SKELETON THEME
PLAYED BY LOW STRINGS
THE DANCE BECOMES WILDGHOST THEME
TROMBONE + STRING INSTRUMENTS
WITCHES FLY HIGH ABOVE THE GRUESOME SCENE
STRING INSTRUMENTS
Death tunes it’s violin again Death tunes it’s violin again and plays a soloand plays a solo
THEN THE WIND BEGINS THEN THE WIND BEGINS TO HOWL TO HOWL
SKELETONS AND GHOSTS SKELETONS AND GHOSTS DANCE TOGETHERDANCE TOGETHER
GHOST THEME: BRASSGHOST THEME: BRASS
SKELETON THEME: STRINGSSKELETON THEME: STRINGS
THE EERIE SCENE BECOMES THE EERIE SCENE BECOMES DEMENTEDDEMENTED
SUDDENLY THE COCK CROWSSUDDENLY THE COCK CROWS
OBOEOBOE
THE DANCERS SLIP QUICKLY THE DANCERS SLIP QUICKLY BACK INTO THEIR GRAVESBACK INTO THEIR GRAVES
DAYBREAK……EVERYTHING DAYBREAK……EVERYTHING RETURNS TO REALITYRETURNS TO REALITY
VIOLIN PLAYS A NEW THEMEVIOLIN PLAYS A NEW THEME