Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: french
Song Meaning of “Danse macabre, Op. 40 – Arranged By Franz Liszt & Vladimir Horowitz” by Camille Saint-Saëns
This dark and haunting classical piece, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns and arranged by Franz Liszt & Vladimir Horowitz, paints a powerful and ominous musical image. Through the rapid and tumultuous stringed instrumentation, this ominous structure takes shape and tells the story of a chilling dance. It is known as the Danse Macabre, the Dance of Death.
The Dance of Death is an allegorical figure telling of the inevitability of death and the balancing of life and death. It is only fitting that this classical piece explores this concept musically – the dramatic transitions between loud and soft, fast and slow, and highs and lows, all tell a story that death will find us all in the end. The composition foretells that no matter where you run, death is inevitable, and when it comes, it will be with unyielding force.
This composition drives home the idea that death is part of life, and helps to put life into perspective. As we all inevitability march toward our end, the Dance of Death beckons us to a sense of peace in the face of our mortality.