






Danse Macabre (Short and fun to play version)-Saint-Saëns
Piano- Performance Video
- Difficulty: Normal
- 6 Pages
Key Information
- Instrument 1
- Piano
- Pages
- 6
- Difficulty
- Normal
- Type
- 4 Staves
- Instrumentation
- Four Hands
- Lyrics
- Not included
- Chord
- Not included
- Key
- 2 flats
- Time signature
- 3/4
- Measures
- 113 measures
- Range
- F1 – D7
- Sections
- A
This piece is featured in Episode 2 of the recently released music K-drama Four Hands, Two Sonatas where the two main characters perform it together.
The original version is quite long—around 7 minutes even when performed by professionals, with about 10 pages of music per player—and it also includes some technically challenging sections.
So I selected the parts that are not too difficult but still sound exciting and are fun to play. I also added measure numbers, rehearsal letters, and created a full score to make ensemble practice easier.
The four-hands version (two players sharing one piano) is actually not as difficult as it sounds. In terms of level, I’d describe it as something like an upgraded version of Chopsticks. 😊
Except for the ending, this version is almost the same as the sections performed in the drama. Please refer to the performance video.
(I also uploaded a separate “Small Auditorium Version,” which is a shorter score edited specifically from the sections performed in the drama.)
Have fun playing it with a friend! 😊🎹