Danse Macabre (Symphonic Poem). By Camille Saint-saens. Arranged By Gerhart Drijvers. For Concert Band and Optional Solo Violin. Grade 5. Score. Duration 7:00. [Spiral-bound] Camille Saint-SaënsFor the Danse Macabre, Saint Sans turned to the Dance of the Death, which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint Sans evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavorting of skeletons in a churchyard, interrupted by the first crowing of the cock announcing the dawn. Product details ASIN : B00510GJCC Publisher : Baton Music (BM103) (January 1, 2002)