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The first waltz theme is a familiar gently rising triad motif played by cellos and horns in the tonic (D major), accompanied by the harp; the Viennese waltz beat is accentuated at the end of each 3-note phrase. The Waltz 1A triumphantly ends its rounds of the motif, and waltz 1B follows in the same key; the genial mood is still apparent.
The Great Waltz is a musical conceived by Hassard Short with a book by Moss Hart and lyrics by Desmond Carter, using themes by Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. It is based on a pasticcio by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Julius Bittner called Walzer aus Wien, first performed in Vienna in 1930. The story of the musical is loosely based on ...
Violin, 3 Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Oboes Strings, and Continuo Sinfonia in D major , BWV 1045, sometimes referred to as a violin concerto movement ( Konzertsatz ), is an orchestral work for solo violin , three trumpets , timpani , two oboes , strings and continuo , by Johann Sebastian Bach . [ 1 ]
Künstlerleben ("Artist's Life"), Op. 316 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss II in 1867, following closely on the success of the popular "The Blue Danube". Austria was severely shaken the previous year 1866 by the crushing defeat that the Austrian army suffered in the Battle of Königgrätz and many of the year's festivities and balls were cancelled as the prevalent depressing mood affected ...
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, or The Blue Danube (1866) Künstlerleben, Op. 316, Artists' Life (1867) Telegramme , Op. 318, Telegrams (1867) Die Publicisten, Op. 321, The Publicists (1868) G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325, Tales from the Vienna Woods (1868) Illustrationen, Op. 331, Illustrations (1869)
The principal waltz theme in C major is also in the style of The Blue Danube, where three notes in rising melody starts off the waltz proper. Waltz 2A carries the principal key in C major as well but quickly interpolates with a more thoughtful passage in E-flat major .
A section from Johann Strauss' Waltz from Die Fledermaus. A waltz, [a] probably deriving from German Ländler, is dance music in triple meter, often written in 3 4 time.A waltz typically sounds one chord per measure, and the accompaniment style particularly associated with the waltz is (as seen in the example to the right) to play the root of the chord on the first beat, the upper notes on the ...
As the music begins, however, it becomes apparent that a note is missing. The note (a red-faced "High Note") is revealed to be drunk, staggering out of the "Little Brown Jug" sheet music. The irritated music-note conductor chases the intoxicated note, intending to put him back in his place so the waltz can properly continue.