Danse Macabre By Camille Saint Saens

0:0 Clock chiming midnight by the harp.

0:16 Death tiptoes into the cemetery.

0:23 He tunes his violin to get ready for the dance!

0:30 The dance starts with Melody A

0:45 The dance continues with Melody B

0:59 Melody A continues with oboe and flute and is echoed by the string section

1:15 You can hear the strings and the orchestra playing Melody A

1:29 Melody B is played with the strings and orchestra.

1:44 Melody A by the strings and echoed by the xylophone. The xylophone makes the sound of the skeleton bones.

2:00 Melody B enters in canon (round) by the low strings and gets higher while adding woodwinds and brass.

2:30 New theme in woodwinds

2:45 Listen for the pizzicato strings and woodwinds. Pizzicato is when the strings are plucked instead of bowed.

2:59 Melody B enters with a solo violin with harp and woodwinds

3:30 Listen to the music making the sound of the wind. It crescendos (gets louder) with the trombones and low brass

4:22 Listen for Melody A being played in the background

4:32 You can hear the tuning from the beginning of the song, only this time woodwinds are added and pizzicato strings

4:41 Solo violin

4:55 The trees in the graveyard are moaning

5:20 Melody A and B together (B is played by brass instruments)

5:41 A new theme enters with the strings playing faster

5:57 Music crescendos and gets faster! Crescendo

6:10 The oboe plays the rooster crowing. Morning is coming!

6:30 Death finishes his playing. Listen for the last two coffins closing.