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DANSE DANSE MACABREMACABRE
SAINT-SAËNSSAINT-SAËNS
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The clock strikes 12.The clock strikes 12.It is midnight.It is midnight.
Played by the harp.
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Death tunes its violinDeath tunes its violin
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Skeleton ThemeSkeleton ThemeThe Dance BeginsThe Dance Begins
FluteFlute
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GHOST THEMEGHOST DANCE
SOLO VIOLIN
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SKELETON THEME SKELETON THEME CONTINUESCONTINUES
FluteFlute
TRIANGLETRIANGLE
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GHOST THEME CONTINUESGHOST THEME CONTINUES
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THE DANCE CONTINUESSKELETONS RATTLE
Xylophones
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GHOST THEME
GHOSTS FORM PATTERNS IN THE NIGHT
PLAYED BY STRINGS
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SONG OF THE WITCHES
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
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DEATH PLAYS A MELANCHOLY SOLO
VIOLIN WITH HARP ACCOMPIANMENT
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SKELETONS LAUGHEXUBERANTLY
VARIATION ON SKELETON THEME
PLAYED BY LOW STRINGS
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THE DANCE BECOMES WILDGHOST THEME
TROMBONE + STRING INSTRUMENTS
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WITCHES FLY HIGH ABOVE THE GRUESOME SCENE
STRING INSTRUMENTS
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Death tunes it’s violin again Death tunes it’s violin again and plays a soloand plays a solo
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THEN THE WIND BEGINS THEN THE WIND BEGINS TO HOWL TO HOWL
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SKELETONS AND GHOSTS SKELETONS AND GHOSTS DANCE TOGETHERDANCE TOGETHER
GHOST THEME: BRASSGHOST THEME: BRASS
SKELETON THEME: STRINGSSKELETON THEME: STRINGS
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THE EERIE SCENE BECOMES THE EERIE SCENE BECOMES DEMENTEDDEMENTED
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SUDDENLY THE COCK CROWSSUDDENLY THE COCK CROWS
OBOEOBOE
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THE DANCERS SLIP QUICKLY THE DANCERS SLIP QUICKLY BACK INTO THEIR GRAVESBACK INTO THEIR GRAVES
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DAYBREAK……EVERYTHING DAYBREAK……EVERYTHING RETURNS TO REALITYRETURNS TO REALITY
VIOLIN PLAYS A NEW THEMEVIOLIN PLAYS A NEW THEME