La Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musical composition
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| gptkbp:arrangedFor |
gptkb:ballet
gptkb:orchestra piano duet |
| gptkbp:author |
art song
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| gptkbp:basedOn |
poem by Henri Cazalis
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| gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
Op. 40
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Camille_Saint-Saëns
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| gptkbp:culture |
used in films and television
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| gptkbp:duration |
about 7 minutes
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:orchestra
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
La Danse Macabre by Saint-Saëns
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| gptkbp:key |
G minor
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| gptkbp:languageOfOriginalSong |
gptkb:French
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
uses scordatura tuning for violin
depicts Death playing the fiddle |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:orchestra
solo violin |
| gptkbp:notableRecording |
gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra,_Charles_Munch
Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski |
| gptkbp:orchestrationYear |
1874
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| gptkbp:premiereDate |
January 24, 1875
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| gptkbp:premiereLocation |
gptkb:Paris
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| gptkbp:theme |
Death and the supernatural
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| gptkbp:yearComposed |
1874
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Danse_Macabre_tradition
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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