“It doesn't seem to me strange that children should like
the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden.”

- Anthony Hecht
(16 Jan 1923 - 20 Oct 2004)

According to legend, "Death" appears at midnight every year on Halloween. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance their dance of death for him while he plays his fiddle (here represented by a solo violin). His skeletons dance for him until the rooster crows at dawn, when they must return to their graves until the next year. The piece opens with a harp playing a single note, D, twelve times (the twelve strokes of midnight) which is accompanied by soft chords from the string section. The solo violin enters playing the tritone (or "Devil's interval") consisting of an A and an E-flat—in an example of scordatura tuning, the violinist's E string has actually been tuned down to an E-flat to create the dissonant tritone. The first theme is heard on a solo flute,^[1] followed by the second theme, a descending scale on the solo violin which is accompanied by soft chords from the string section.^[2] The first and second themes, or fragments of them, are then heard throughout the various sections of the orchestra. The piece becomes more energetic and at its midpoint, right after a contrapuntal section based on the second theme,^[3] there is a direct quote^[4] played by the woodwinds of the Dies irae, a Gregorian chant from the Requiem Mass that is melodically related to the work's second theme. The Dies irae is presented in a major key, which is unusual. After this section the piece returns to the first and second themes and climaxes with the full orchestra playing very strong dynamics. Then there is an abrupt break in the texture^[5] and the coda represents the dawn breaking (a cockerel's crow, played by the oboe) and the skeletons returning to their graves.

The piece makes particular use of the xylophone to imitate the sounds of rattling bones. Saint-Saëns uses a similar motif in the Fossils movement of The Carnival of the Animals.

Tuesday, October 29, 1963 - Actor Adolphe Menjou (b. Adolphe Jean Menjou on 18 Feb 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) died of hepatitis in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 73.

The attached photo of NNHS can be printed for an 8X10 frame. If someone can't get it to download they can email me at aldorner@outlook.com and I can send a file directly to them.

Hope all is well, peace Al.

  WOWZERONI-RINI! Thank you so much, Al!

   I've also added it to our archive:

http://www.nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html

     http://www.nnhs65.com/old-stomping.html

          http://www.nnhs65.com/OOSG-N-R.html 

               http://www.nnhs65.com/nnhs.html - scroll way down

   WOWZERS! Thanks so much, Billy!

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us....If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."

 - Gordon B. Hinckley, 01 Mar 1997
(23 June 1910 - 27 Jan 2008)

http://www.crochetdynamite.com/2012/07/thrilling-conclusion.html - Jaime Maraia's Skull Soap Bottle Cover - "This Skull Soap Bottle Cover is the perfect home decor item to make for Halloween. Use any color worsted weight yarn to complete this easy crochet pattern. The skull appliqué is optional for those of you that are looking for a less spooky option."

http://www.sweaterbabe.com/65-fantastic-bat-free-pdf-crochet-pattern/ - Sweater Babe's Fantastic Bat - "Get batty by crocheting these bat crochet patterns. Decorate your home with them or make goody bags for your party guests."