Danse MacabreBy Charles Camille Saint-Saens

What is a composer?

• A person who writes music

Who is Charles Camille Saint-Saens?• Born in Paris, France in 1836• Began taking piano lessons at the age of 2• Wrote his first piano composition at the age of 4• He was a well rounded student studying math, animals and nature• He wrote Danse Macabre in 1874• He died in 1921• How old was he when he died?

What does macabre mean?

• Spooky• Eerie• Gruesome• Horrifying• Ghoulish

Fiddler--Death

Skeletons

Witches

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Scarecrows

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Bats

Pumpkins

Ghosts

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