{"product_id":"ymde-0085","title":"Danse Macabre [Saxophone Quartet]","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"Danse macabre, Op. 40\" was composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. Saint-Saëns composed four symphonic poems throughout his life, and this piece is arguably the most famous among them. It was originally composed as a song with piano accompaniment in 1872, and an orchestral version was created in 1874.\u003cbr\u003eBased on a bizarre poem by French poet Henri Cazalis, the piece depicts the eerie scene of skeletons dancing in a graveyard at night. The composition is in G minor, 3\/4 time, and \"Mouvement modéré d'une valse\" (moderate waltz tempo). It follows the narrative order. A solo violin creates a deathly atmosphere with a dissonant interval of A and E\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e♭\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The melody of the Gregorian chant \"Dies Irae\" (Day of Wrath) is hinted at as the waltz for the dancing skeletons.\u003cbr\u003eThe xylophone melody, which expresses the sound of skeletons' bones clattering in the piece, was also used in a later work, \"Fossils\" (movement 12) from \"The Carnival of the Animals.\"\u003cbr\u003eThis time, an orchestral piece typically performed by a large ensemble will be performed by four saxophonists. For the saxophone quartet arrangement, the goal was to create an arrangement that leverages the unique characteristic of a saxophone quartet, which consists of four different instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"130\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle (Japanese)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e死の舞踏\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle (English)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDanse macabre, Op.40\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaxophone Quartet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct Code\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYMDE-0085\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n   \u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eComposer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCamille Saint-Saëns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArranger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYuto Yamada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngraver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYuto Yamada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaying Time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8:00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArrangement Year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerformance Audio\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zmunGHv25YA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYouTube (Performed by Lumiere Saxophone Quartet)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital (PDF) Score\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.piascore.com\/scores\/129634\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePiascore Sheet Music Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInstrument\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"\u003eQuantity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"70%\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoprano Saxophone in B-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlto Saxophone in E-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenor Saxophone in B-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaritone Saxophone in E-flat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003chr\u003ePrinted scores may not be reproduced (e.g., for extra copies) without permission from the copyright holder. Please purchase the necessary number of copies.\u003cbr\u003e ・\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ymdmusic.jp\/library\/copyright3\"\u003eRegarding the reproduction of musical works (copying sheet music)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ・\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ymdmusic.jp\/library\/copyright4\"\u003eProper use of electronic copyrighted works (digital sheet music)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ・\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ymdmusic.jp\/library\/copyright5\"\u003eHow to purchase and properly use sheet music\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ・\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ymdmusic.jp\/ymdblog\/2676\"\u003eRegarding sharing sheet music for remote ensembles, etc.\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"YMDミュージック合同会社","offers":[{"title":"Full score (1 copy), part scores (set)","offer_id":43590492094615,"sku":"YMDE-0085A","price":6160.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full score (4 copies), Part score set","offer_id":43590492127383,"sku":"YMDE-0085C","price":15070.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Part score set","offer_id":43590492160151,"sku":"YMDE-0085P","price":3190.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full score (A4)","offer_id":41537375338647,"sku":"YMDE-008500","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Soprano Saxophone in B-flat","offer_id":41537375371415,"sku":"YMDE-008501","price":880.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Alto Saxophone in E-flat","offer_id":41537375404183,"sku":"YMDE-008502","price":880.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"B♭ Tenor Saxophone","offer_id":41537375436951,"sku":"YMDE-008503","price":880.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Baritone Saxophone in E-flat","offer_id":41537375469719,"sku":"YMDE-008504","price":880.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6182\/3383\/products\/YMDE-0085_title.jpg?v=1645816023","url":"https:\/\/shop.ymdmusic.jp\/en\/products\/ymde-0085","provider":"YMD MUSIC WEB SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}