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In the spirit of the season, I'm going to be subjecting the kids to music that goes along with it during school time. I've got Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique around here somewhere, and I know Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King. Oh, and Bach's Toccata and Fugue, too.
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"A Night on Bald Mountain", of course. :)
peace,
Orff's O Fortuna, too! From Carmina Burana!
How could I have forgotten that?
Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens?
There's an album called "Infernal Violins" that might lend some other ideas, with things like Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach, The Devil's Trill by Tartini, etc. Not sure how well they all fit the sound you might be looking for.
While Beethoven wrote organ music, he wrote very little, and none of it is really popular. I believe you're thinking of a piece by Bach, the (much-overplayed) D minor Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565.
With All Souls' coming up, throw in the Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi Requiems. The Mozart Dies irae achieves terror with economy of means; Berlioz builds up to an apocalyptic vision with his four brass choirs, and Verdi whoops it up with the bass drum.
kdg--You're right, I meant Bach. Have corrected. Thank you!
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