Composition: Danse macabre, Op. 40 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)
| Title | Danse macabre |
| Alternative title | Poème symphonique d'après une poésie de Henri Cazalis |
| Creators | Camille Saint-Saëns (composer) |
| Opus | Op.40 |
| Instrumentation | violin and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1874 |
| First published | 1875 |
| Dedication | Madame Caroline Montigny-Rémaury |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 420 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonic poems |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Complete | 5 accordions, percussion and double bass | Paul De Bra |
| view | Complete | 4 accordions, percussion and double bass | Paul De Bra |
| view | Complete | 4 violins | Edgar Girtain IV |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Ernest Guiraud |
| view | Complete | flute and piano cornet and piano violin and piano cello and piano |
Giuseppe Gariboldi |
| view | Complete | flute and piano | Al Rice |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | — |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Varun Ryan Soontornniyomkij |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | Varun Ryan Soontornniyomkij |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Fahmy Tarek |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Farid Zehar |
| view | Complete | double bass and piano | Farid Zehar |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| view | Complete | organ 4 hands | David Cameron |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Ernest Guiraud |
| view | Complete | organ | Edwin Henry Lemare |
| view | Complete | piano | Aleksandr Chernyavsky |
| view | Complete | piano | Henri Cramer |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano | Théodore Ritter |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1875 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Le Concert | 2009 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | 1875 | Piccolo, Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (G), 3/4 (D) · view Trumpet 1/2 (D) · view Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba · view Timpani, Xylophone, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Triangle · view Harp · view Violin solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Jay Anderson | 2010 | Violin solo · view Violin solo/Violins I · view Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Le Concert | 2009 | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (G), 3, 4 (D) · view Trumpet (D) 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Xylophone, Triangle, Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violin solo · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ellice Partitions | — | Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Durand | 1909 | Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 · view Trombone · view Percussion · view Timpani, Xylophone · view Conductor Score and String Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 accordions, percussion and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 accordions, percussion and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 violins |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Durand | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano cornet and piano violin and piano cello and piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Al Rice | 2017 | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Durand | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Varun Soontornniyomkij | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Engraving files (MusicXML and Sibelius) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Varun Soontornniyomkij | 2020 | Complete Score · view Viola Part · view Engraving files (MusicXML and Sibelius) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Fahmy Tarek | 2018 | Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score (Average Level) · view Complete Score (Higher Level) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score (Average) · view Complete Score (Higher) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Durand | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | — | — | Complete Score (with Preface) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Zimmermann | — | Complete Score ( A minor ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score (S.555) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1990 | Frontmatter (scan) · view Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Paul De Bra (conductor) and Accordion Orchestra Avanti (performer) | For Accordion solo and Accordion Orchestra (De Bra) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Professor P (performer) | *For 5 Accordions and Percussion (De Bra) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Christoph Zbinden (piano) | For 2 Pianos (Composer) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Quinn Mason (performer) | — | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | For Viola and Piano (Soontornniyomkij) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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