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In works of art, the adjective macabre (US: / m ə ˈ k ɑː b / or UK: / m ə ˈ k ɑː b r ə /; French:) means "having the quality of having a grim or ghastly atmosphere". The macabre works to emphasize the details and symbols of death. The term also refers to works particularly gruesome in nature.
The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel. The Danse Macabre (/ d ɑː n s m ə ˈ k ɑː b (r ə)/; French pronunciation: [dɑ̃s ma.kabʁ]), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.
Danse macabre, Op. 40, is a symphonic poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It premiered 24 January 1875. It is in the key of G minor. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis. [1]
Grotesque studies, Michelangelo Since at least the 18th century (in French and German, as well as English), grotesque has come to be used as a general adjective for the strange, mysterious, magnificent, fantastic, hideous, ugly, incongruous, unpleasant, or disgusting, and thus is often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks.
Danse Macabre is the sixteenth studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran. It was released on 27 October 2023 through BMG and Tape Modern. A Halloween -themed album, the record includes three new tracks, covers and reimagined versions of older Duran Duran material.
Danse Macabre is a 1922 American short film directed by Dudley Murphy and conceived by ballet dancer Adolph Bolm, [2] who also stars in the film. Set to Danse macabre, a symphonic poem for orchestra by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, the film depicts Youth (Bolm) and Love attempting to evade the grasp of Death (Olin Howland) in Spain during the Black Plague.
Despite wanting the million dollars, Dan was more than willing to embark on the Clue Hunt for Grace. He was tied up by Ian in Paris and lost the Lucian serum. [ 14 ] In Moscow , he and Amy left Nellie alone, discovering Lucian officer NRR was helping them find the Amber Room and their fifth clue. [ 15 ]
Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns), a tone poem for orchestra composed by Camille Saint-Saëns; Cortège & Danse Macabre, a symphonic poem from Frederik Magle's Cantabile suite; Danse Macabre Records, a German record label; Danse Macabre (Duran Duran album), 2023; Danse Macabre (The Faint album), 2001 "Dance Macabre" (song), by Ghost, 2018