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==Sound files== |
==Sound files== |
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[[File:BWV-565-intro.ogg|center|thumb|The opening to "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", a piece of classical music written in the 18th century by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, is often associated with Halloween.]] |
[[File:BWV-565-intro.ogg|center|thumb|The opening to "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", a piece of classical music written in the 18th century by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, is often associated with Halloween.]] |
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| + | [[File:Chopin Pitman sonata no 2 in b flat minor funeral march III marche funebre lento.ogg|center|thumb|The funeral march from Frederic Chopin's "Piano Sonata No. 2", composed between 1837 and 1839, is probably the piece of music most commonly associated with death in the Western world.]] |
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[[File:Modest Mussorgsky - night on bald mountain.ogg|center|thumb|"Night on Bald Mountain", written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1867, is a pieces of classical music often associated with Halloween. A [[Night on Bald Mountain (Fantasia)|segment based on the piece of music]] is included in the 1940 Disney animated film ''Fantasia''.]] |
[[File:Modest Mussorgsky - night on bald mountain.ogg|center|thumb|"Night on Bald Mountain", written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1867, is a pieces of classical music often associated with Halloween. A [[Night on Bald Mountain (Fantasia)|segment based on the piece of music]] is included in the 1940 Disney animated film ''Fantasia''.]] |
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[[File:C. Gounod - Marche funèbre d'une marionnette.oga|center|thumb|"Funeral March of a Marionette", written by the French composer Charles Gounod in 1872, is sometimes associated with Halloween. It is used as the heme tune to the American TV series ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', which originally aired between 1955 and 1965.]] |
[[File:C. Gounod - Marche funèbre d'une marionnette.oga|center|thumb|"Funeral March of a Marionette", written by the French composer Charles Gounod in 1872, is sometimes associated with Halloween. It is used as the heme tune to the American TV series ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', which originally aired between 1955 and 1965.]] |
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[[File:Saint-Saens, Camille - Danse macabre Opus 40 - Computer generated, transcribed by MacLeod.ogg|center|thumb|"Danse Macabre", written by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1874, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.]] |
[[File:Saint-Saens, Camille - Danse macabre Opus 40 - Computer generated, transcribed by MacLeod.ogg|center|thumb|"Danse Macabre", written by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1874, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.]] |
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[[File:Musopen - In the Hall Of The Mountain King.ogg|center|thumb|"In the Hall of the Mountain King", written in 1876 by the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.]] |
[[File:Musopen - In the Hall Of The Mountain King.ogg|center|thumb|"In the Hall of the Mountain King", written in 1876 by the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 03:15, 20 September 2019
Scary music is a big part of a Halloween party or a haunted house. Sometimes people play horror movie themes or the themes from old TV shows which people associate with Halloween, such as The Addams Family or The Munsters.
Sound files
The opening to "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", a piece of classical music written in the 18th century by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, is often associated with Halloween.
The funeral march from Frederic Chopin's "Piano Sonata No. 2", composed between 1837 and 1839, is probably the piece of music most commonly associated with death in the Western world.
"Night on Bald Mountain", written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1867, is a pieces of classical music often associated with Halloween. A segment based on the piece of music is included in the 1940 Disney animated film Fantasia.
"Funeral March of a Marionette", written by the French composer Charles Gounod in 1872, is sometimes associated with Halloween. It is used as the heme tune to the American TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which originally aired between 1955 and 1965.
"Danse Macabre", written by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in 1874, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.
"In the Hall of the Mountain King", written in 1876 by the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg, is a piece of classical music often associated with Halloween.