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10.22.2022 • 5PM ST. PAUL’S BY THE SEA www.civicorchestrajax.org Guest Conductor Scott Gregg Concertmaster Christopher D'Avilar La Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) A single note played twelve times on the harp indicates that it is midnight on All Hallows Eve (October 31st)—an annual opportunity for spirits to emerge from graves and the underworld with the abil- ity to roam and revel until dawn. So opens La Danse Macabre, the third (and best known) of four symphonic tone poems by Camille Saint-Saëns—having been introduced to the genre by Franz Liszt. Written in 1874 and first performed in January 1875, Saint-Saëns drew inspiration for his symphonic composition on the poem La Danse Macabre by Henri Cazalis. Listen for the brittle tone of the xy- lophone, which Saint-Saëns uses to suggest the rattling of skeletons’ bones. A solo violin represents the devil. Listen for his raucous fanfare. The spirits begin their dance and invite the living to join them! This dance is an infectious waltz. (Can you keep yourself from count- ing “ONE two three, ONE two three”?) The main tune is grand, expansive, and a bit eerie. Midway, woodwinds and harp slip in a melody associated with chanting “dies irae” (day of wrath)—during the Catholic Church’s Latin funeral liturgy. With the full orchestra involved, the sound grows; the tempo accelerates. The waltzing must now be feverish indeed! But then, in an instant, it ceases. A fanfare by the oboe represents the crowing of a rooster at daybreak. The now subdued violin/devil soloist has one last say. Quiet chords by the full orchestra dismiss the remaining spirits. The strange night is over.