Danse macabre
| Song Title | Danse macabre (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Author(s): | Henri Cazalis |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Bones; Dances; Dancing; Dead; Death; Equality; Ghostly; Ghosts; Groaning; Horror; Joy; Love; Macabre; Midnight; Night; Noble; Parties; Playing; Pleasure; Running; Shadows; Shrouds; Skeletons; Together; Tombs; Violins; Wind |
| First Line | Zig et zig et zig la mort en cadence (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1873 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=9775 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/9/99/IMSLP64556-PMLP131522-Saint-Sa%C3%ABns_-_Danse_macabre_(song).pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5Xqx48ZOkl0r50y4HAi64E |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/danse-macabre-2/ |
| Range: | Bb3 - Eb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Gustave Jacquet (Search) |
| Notes | After writing the song, Saint-Saëns expanded it into a piece for orchestra (op. 40). There also exists a transcription for organ. (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.jwpepper.com/40-French-Songs-Vol-1/7219314.item#/submit (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Voice, piano, and violin (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |