Danse Macabre (translation: Dance of Death) by Camille Saint-Saëns is a tone poem that tells the story of Death making the dead rise from their graves on Halloween and dance to his sinister tune.

Students learn to compose music for orchestra for the first time based on creating a classical piece inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns and 'Danse Macabre'. They learn about the context of the piece and ...