DANSE MACABRE SAINT-SAËNS
It’s midnight. The clock strikes 12
Death tiptoes into the grave yard
Death tunes its violin
The first dance begins. It is played on the flute
The second dance is played on the violin
The dancing continues!
Some of the instruments we hear during the dance
More and more skeletons come out to dance
The wind howls through the trees
Death retunes its violin
Can you hear the skeletons laughing?
The dance is getting faster and louder as more join in!
Suddenly the cock crows. The sun is rising for a new day Oboe
Death plays its violin sadly for one last time
The dance it over and the skeletons race back to their graves until next year
Some people say that the final two notes are the last two coffin lids closing shut - what do you think?