The French composer Saint-Sa?ns’ symphonic poem "Dance of the Skeletons", also known as "Dance of Death", was completed in 1874 and first performed in Paris in 1875. It is one of the four symphonic poems written by the author. most prestigious works. The music is based on a strange poem by the French poet Cazali.
The melody of the music adopts the melody of "The Day of Wrath", the medieval apocalypse hymn, giving people a strange and sinister feeling. The sound was very weak at first, and gradually developed into a full sound, as if more and more skeletons were gathering on the cemetery, and the dance became more and more enthusiastic. The dry tone of the xylophone depicts the sound of skeletons colliding with each other in dancing. According to the content of the poem, the music starts with the sound of the bell at midnight, and first repeats the D note twelve times on the harp, indicating the arrival of midnight. Suddenly, a solo violin plays a waltz rhythm, and skeletons depicting Death appear knocking against each other. The work requires the violin to be tuned in a special way to vividly depict the sound of bones hitting each other. Then the flute plays a characteristic theme in pianissimo, and the violin plays the theme of the grave, which is the second theme, depicting the silent and terrifying atmosphere of the cemetery late at night. The whole work has mysterious and terrifying characteristics.
The French composer Saint-Sa?ns wrote many works throughout his life, but not many of them are truly famous. However, this orchestral symphonic poem "Dance of the Skeletons" is one of his most famous works.
This piece is based on the poem of the French poet Cazali:
Cuckoo, coo, coo,
This is the dance of death,
The feet dance to the beat,
The God of Death also knocks on the cornerstone,
playing the notes of dance in the middle of the night;
Gu Gu , Gu Gu, Gu Gu.
This is the dance of death,
The cold wind calls in the night,
The groan of the lime tree is like the roar of the waves,
It shines Skeletons,
running around with curtains;
Coo, coo, coo,
Skeletons hugging each other and dancing wildly, < /p>
Bring people fear and pain,
Hush,
The sound of the dance has stopped,
The skeletons fled in panic,
Because the rooster crows at dawn.