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| Composition Year | 1938 |
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| Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
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| Work Title | La danse des morts |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Honegger, Arthur |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.131 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAH 61 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1938 |
| First Performance. | 1940/03/02 - Basel: Basler Kammerchor, Kasler Kammerorchester, cond. Paul Sacher |
| First Publication. | 1939 |
| Librettist | Paul Claudel (1868-1955) |
| Language | French, Latin |
| Dedication | Paul Sacher (1906–1999) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 35 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | narrator, soprano solo, alto solo, baritone solo, mixed chorus, orchestra |
| Extra Information | The oratorio is mostly in French, with some sections in Latin. In the German translation, the French is replaced with German while the Latin remains unaltered. |
