83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns for Cuban violinist Rafael Díaz Albertini.
[1][2] At the January 7, 1894 orchestral premiere in Paris, the violin was played instead by Martin Pierre Marsick.
A minor variation on "Havanaise", as well as the original piece, make up the main theme of the film The Ninth Gate.
[4] A brief segment is played many times on the soundtrack of Rainer Fassbinder's film Effi Briest.
[citation needed] The initial phrase also supplies the melody to the popular song Sugartime by Charles Phillips and Odis Echols.