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Danse Macabre By Camille Saint Saens 1835-1921
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0:0 Clock chiming midnight by the harp.
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0:16 Death tiptoes into the cemetery.
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0:23 He tunes his violin to get ready for the dance!
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0:30 The dance starts with Melody A
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0:45 The dance continues with Melody B
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0:59 Melody A continues with oboe and flute and is echoed by the string section
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1:15 You can hear the strings and the orchestra playing Melody A
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1:29 Melody B is played with the strings and orchestra.
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1:44 Melody A by the strings and echoed by the xylophone. The xylophone makes the sound of the skeleton bones.
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2:00 Melody B enters in canon (round) by the low strings and gets higher while adding woodwinds and brass.
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2:30 New theme in woodwinds
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2:45 Listen for the pizzicato strings and woodwinds. Pizzicato is when the strings are plucked instead of bowed.
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2:59 Melody B enters with a solo violin with harp and woodwinds
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3:30 Listen to the music making the sound of the wind. It crescendos (gets louder) with the trombones and low brass
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4:22 Listen for Melody A being played in the background
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4:32 You can hear the tuning from the beginning of the song, only this time woodwinds are added and pizzicato strings
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4:41 Solo violin
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4:55 The trees in the graveyard are moaning
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5:20 Melody A and B together (B is played by brass instruments)
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5:41 A new theme enters with the strings playing faster
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5:57 Music crescendos and gets faster! Crescendo
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6:10 The oboe plays the rooster crowing. Morning is coming!
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6:30 Death finishes his playing. Listen for the last two coffins closing.
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