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Genre: Classical

Sugar Plum Breakdown

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:46
Instruments: Orchestra, Celesta, Percussion, Synths
53 BPM (Largo - Very Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100624
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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Just the final part of Tchaikovsky's piece with giant percussion and synths.

Dark, Humorous

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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Genre: Classical
Time: 2:00
Instruments: Orchestra, Celesta
53 BPM (Largo - Very Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100625
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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Tchaikovsky's piece, amped up a little bit and slightly arranged for more punch and bass.

Bright, Humorous

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Sugar Plum Dark Mix

Genre: Classical
Time: 2:06
Instruments: Orchestra, Celesta, Choir, Percussion, Synths
52 BPM (Largo - Very Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100623
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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Tchaikovsky's dance from the Nutcracker with lots of percussion and extra choirs.

Dark, Humorous

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Schmetterling

Genre: Classical
Time: 1:03
Instruments: Pipe Organ, Choir
61 BPM (Largo - Very Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100583
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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A giant cavernous mix of pipe organ and classical choir. German.

Dark, Eerie, Intense, Somber

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Ghost Dance

Genre: Classical
Time: 1:13
Instruments: Piano,
67 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100573
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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6/8 piece with piano intro that leads into a sparse orchestral, and ends with piano again.

Dark, Epic, Mysterious

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Danse Macabre - Sad Part - no violin

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:15
Instruments: Strings
69 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100550
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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Just a small section of quiet fast playing strings from "Danse Macabre".

Dark, Eerie, Intense

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Danse Macabre - Light Dance

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:28
Instruments: Full orchestra
72 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100553
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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A small section of Danse Macabre that features the basses, cellos, and violas each taking one beat out of the measure with a triplet. Light melody on the top.

Bouncy, Dark, Intense, Mysterious

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Danse Macabre - No Violin

Genre: Classical
Time: 6:46
Instruments: Full orchestra
67 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100551
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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This is the same as the other "Danse Macabre" on this site - but without the solo violin part... in case you're a violinist, and you want to play along at home.

Dark, Eerie, Epic, Intense

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Danse Macabre - Busy Strings

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:26
Instruments: Strings, trumpet, horns, winds
74 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100556
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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An interesting section of Danse Macabre from around measure 145. There is a particularly nice viola trill with ornament.

Dark, Driving, Epic, Mysterious

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Danse Macabre - Sad Part

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:21
Instruments: Violin and orchestra
69 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100549
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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Thematically, a small section of "Danse Macabre" - but with good motion.

Dark, Eerie, Intense, Mysterious

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Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp

Genre: Classical
Time: 0:33
Instruments: Harp
67 BPM (Adagio - Somewhat Slow)
ISRC: USUAN1100554
© 2009 Kevin MacLeod

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This is just the harp part from section E of Danse Macabre (measure 205). I think the beauty of this part is often overlooked in the full piece, so I pulled it out for everyone to enjoy here.

Calming, Dark, Mysterious

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