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  2. The Blue Danube - Wikipedia

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    The "Beautiful Blue Danube" was first written as a song for a carnival choir (for bass and tenor), with rather satirical lyrics (Austria having just lost a war with Prussia). [1] The original title was also referring to a poem about the Danube in the poet Karl Isidor Beck's hometown, Baja in Hungary, and not in Vienna.

  3. Danube - Wikipedia

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    Jules Verne's The Danube Pilot (1908) (Le Pilote du Danube) depicts the adventures of fisherman Serge Ladko as he travels down the river. In the Star Trek universe, the Danube-class runabout is a type of starship used by the Federation Starfleet, featured prominently in the Deep Space Nine series. Miklós Jancsó's film the Blue Danube Waltz (1992)

  4. Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft - Wikipedia

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    www.ddsg-blue-danube.at The Erste Donau­dampf­schiffahrts­gesellschaft ( German pronunciation: [ˈeːɐ̯stə ˈdoːnaʊ ˌdampf ˌʃɪffaːɐ̯ts ɡəˌzɛlʃaft] , literally First-Danube-Steamboat-Shipping Company ) or DDSG was a shipping company founded in 1829 by the Austrian government for transporting passengers and cargo on the Danube .

  5. Blue Danube - Wikipedia

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    Blue Danube may refer to: "The Blue Danube", a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II; The Blue Danube, a German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik; The Blue Danube, an American silent film starring Leatrice Joy; The Blue Danube, a British film; The Blue Danube. an American cartoon film by Hugh Harman

  6. Waltz (music) - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II remains the most famous waltz ever composed. [2] Other examples of popular waltzes include " Invitation to the Dance " by Weber , " Un bal " by Berlioz , " The Skater's Waltz " by Waldteufel , " Sobre las Olas " by Rosas , " Waltz of the Flowers " by Tchaikovsky , " Waves of the Danube " by Ivanovici , and ...

  7. The meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars - AOL

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    Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for ...

  8. A Corny Concerto - Wikipedia

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    Fudd returns briefly to introduce the second segment, Strauss's "The Blue Danube" waltz. Young Daffy Duck attempts to join three cygnets (baby swans ) who follow their mother swan, all gracefully paddling around in waltz time; the mother consistently violently rebuffs the " ugly duckling " because he looks and sounds so different from her own ...

  9. 20 Wildlife Photos From The Finalists Of The 2024 European ...

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    The winners of the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Launched in 2001, this competition is one of the most prestigious in modern nature photography. This ...