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Quietly exacting editions for the working pianist.

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Saint-Saëns · Danse Macabre theme

Easy Piano

Danse Macabre — Theme

Camille Saint-Saëns

A carefully paced easy-piano edition of Saint-Saëns’s famous theme—clear voicing, sensible hand distribution, and editorial fingerings that keep young and returning pianists focused on musical line.

Edited / Arranged by Rocky Kitamura

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Intermediate Piano

Danse Macabre — Theme

Camille Saint-Saëns

An intermediate piano edition that restores more of the orchestral character—richer accompaniment figuration, clearer dynamic architecture, and editorial markings suited to recital preparation.

Edited / Arranged by Rocky Kitamura

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Urtext

Danse Macabre — Theme

Camille Saint-Saëns

A clean Urtext-leaning presentation of the piano theme for study and reference—minimal intervention, transparent sources, and typography that reads like a boutique house edition.

Edited / Arranged by Rocky Kitamura

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