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Orchestra
The first Urtext edition
of a key orchestral work
Camille Saint-Saëns:
Danse macabre
for Orchestra op. 40
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Edited by Hugh Macdonald
Saint-Saëns was a great admirer of the symphonic poems by Franz
Liszt. His own symphonic poem “Danse macabre” reflects not only
his affinity to medieval superstitions but also constitutes a tribute
to Liszt’s “Totentanz”.
“Danse macabre” is based on the eponymous song Saint-Saëns
composed in 1872 after Henri Cazalis’ poem. At its premiere, the work
was not well-received; in fact it was booed, possibly due to the “diabolic”
solo violin playing on an E-string that was tuned down to E-flat, which
the audience might have misinterpreted as being out of tune.
However within ten years the work had become so popular that
Saint-Saëns quoted some of its musical themes in “The Carnival of the
Animals”. Since the composer’s death, “Danse macabre” is among the
works most often mentioned in connection with the theatrical face
of death found in popular mortuary cult.
Full score
☞ BA 8834 · approx. € 34.95
Wind set
BA 8834-65 · approx. € 69.00
Violin I BA 8834-74 approx. € 4.50
Violin II BA 8834-75 approx. € 4.50
Viola BA 8834-79 approx. € 4.50
Violoncello BA 8834-82 approx. € 4.50
Double bass BA 8834-85 approx. € 4.50
To appear in October 2019
ISMN 979-0-006-56719-5
• Urtext edition based on “Camille Saint-Saëns – Complete Edition
of the Instrumental Works”
• Orchestral parts in a large format (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm)
• Detailed Foreword (Eng/Fr/Ger)
9790006567195
New Issue Title
BA 8834
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