Mussorgsky composed "Night On Bald Mountain" as a theme for a witches' Sabbath. The original version of the song was finished in 1867. He reworked it into a more popular version in 1886. This version appears in Disney's Fantasia. When I was in elementary school (think 1970s), my music teacher (when they had music) played this piece and created a spooky slideshow to go along with it. Whenever, I hear the work, I think of 2nd grade and evil bird creatures pecking at some guy's feet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
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