{"product_id":"dover-saint-saens-c-danse-macabre-other-works-piano-68168","title":"SAINT-saens C. - Danse Macabre \u0026 Other Works - Piano","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary of this sheet music\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sheet music offers a vast journey into the heart of the piano repertoire, gathering works with contrasting atmospheres and complementary technical objectives. It includes brilliant pages crafted for the stage, more intimate pieces for daily practice, as well as études designed to develop solid technique, finger independence, rhythmic sense, and stylistic mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection notably highlights \u003cstrong\u003e\"Danse macabre, Op. 40 - Dance of Death\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, a symphonic poem transcribed for piano by \u003cstrong\u003eFranz Liszt\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the piano writing becomes orchestral: rapid passages, register shifts, accentuation, and harmonic colors are at the forefront. The set is also enriched with character pieces and dances, including several waltzes, a caprice-waltz, and evocative pages featuring bells and chimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will also find structured étude cycles, including \u003cstrong\u003e\"Six études pour le piano, Op. 52 - Six piano studies\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Prelude, For finger independence, Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Rhythm study, Prelude and Fugue in A major, In waltz form), as well as excerpts from \u003cstrong\u003e\"From Six études pour le piano, Op. 111 - Six piano studies\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, \"The Bells of Las Palmas,\" Toccata). To work on tone, endurance, and balance, the section \u003cstrong\u003e\"Six études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135 - Six studies for left hand alone\"\u003c\/strong\u003e provides an excellent progression ground (Prelude, In fugal style, Perpetual motion, Bourrée, Elegy, Gigue).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe content is completed by \u003cstrong\u003e\"Allegro appassionato, Op. 70\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Album pour piano, Op. 72 - Piano album\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Prelude, Carillon, Toccata, Waltz, Neapolitan song, Finale), \u003cstrong\u003e\"Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73 - Auvergne rhapsody\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Wedding Cake, Caprice-Valse, Op. 76\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Originally for piano and orchestra \/ Transcribed for solo piano by A. Benfeld), \u003cstrong\u003e\"Thême varié, Op. 97 - Varied theme\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThree waltzes\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as \u003cstrong\u003e\"Valse mignonne, Op. 104 - Dainty waltz\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Valse langoureuse, Op. 97 - Languid waltz\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Valse gaie, Op. 139 - Gay waltz\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e@media(max-width:632px){table[data-wb-spec]{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}table[data-wb-spec] colgroup{display:none}table[data-wb-spec] tbody,table[data-wb-spec] tr{display:contents}table[data-wb-spec] td{display:block;overflow-wrap:anywhere;grid-row:var(--wb-l);background-color:var(--wb-lb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[data-r]{grid-row:var(--wb-r);background-color:var(--wb-rb)}table[data-wb-spec] td[colspan=\"2\"]{grid-column:1\/-1}table[data-wb-spec] td:empty{display:none}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:1;--wb-r:2;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusical Genre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eClassical\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eSheet music\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable data-wb-spec style=\"width:100%;table-layout:fixed\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003ccol style=\"width:25%\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:transparent;--wb-l:1;--wb-r:3;--wb-lb:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-rb:var(--wb-neutral-50)\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eCamille Saint-Saëns\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd data-r style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003ePiano\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color:var(--wb-neutral-50);--wb-l:2;--wb-r:4;--wb-lb:transparent;--wb-rb:transparent\"\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArranger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:left;font-weight:var(--font-body-weight-bolder)\"\u003eFranz Liszt (piano transcription); A. 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