Violin-solo,orchestra (Violin solo, Orchestra) SKU: BA.BA08834
Symphonic poem after a poem by Henri Cazalis. Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. After a poem by Henri Cazalis. Score. Opus 40. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA08834_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA08834). ISBN 9790006567195. 32.5 x 25.5 cm inches. Preface: 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 “Totentanzâ€.
“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 Animalsâ€. 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.
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Compositeur/Auteur : Camille Saint-Saens
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