The demo is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's tale "The Masque of the Red Death". Prince Prospero flees with his entourage from the plague raging in the country to his castle. There the courtiers pass the time with frivolous celebrations. At the climax of a costume party a guest appears in the disguise of the Death. Everyone is outraged by this audacity, which hurts the feelings of the most hardened party guests. Then they realize that it is Death himself who has mingled with the guests and now demands his reap. The subject is sinister, the music is not.
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Prince Prospero's Party

Costello

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