The Skeleton Dance

for Chamber Orchestra

The soundtrack to Disney's classic 1929 cartoon, complete with catchy themes and hilarious sound effects.

Excerpt (live recording):

Duration: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Instrumentation: 14 instruments - Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Bassoon, Percussion 1 (be creative in finding sounds which suggest the animals and sound effects in the cartoon), Percussion 2 (Drumset), Harp (recommended but optional), Piano (or electric keyboard), Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass. May be performed with one or multiple string players on a part.

Music by Carl Stalling, from The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Arranged by Chappell Kingsland
Part of the Wild Beautiful Music Halloween Series

This is the complete soundtrack to the classic 1929 Disney cartoon, composed by Carl Stalling, the first great composer for animated film. This arrangement is suitable as a standalone piece on a Halloween concert, or to perform in sync with a screening of the cartoon.

Premiere: Oct. 2019 – Lakewood, Colorado
Wild Beautiful Orchestra conducted by Héctor Jardón

Be sure to check out the other orchestral arrangements in the Wild Beautiful Music Halloween Series by Chappell Kingsland.

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