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The waltz (from German Walzer [ˈvalt͡sɐ̯]), meaning "to roll or revolve") [1] is a ballroom and folk dance, in triple (3 4 time), performed primarily in closed position. Along with the ländler and allemande, the waltz was sometimes referred to by the generic term German Dance in publications during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. [2]
In a jazz context, "waltz" signifies any piece of music in 3/4 time, whether intended for dancing or not. [5] Although there are early examples such as the "Missouri Waltz" by Dan and Harvey’s Jazz Band (1918) and the "Jug Band Waltz" or the "Mississippi Waltz" by the Memphis Jug Band (1928), they are exceptional, as almost all jazz before 1955 was in duple meter. [6]
"Fascination" is a popular waltz song with music (1904) by Fermo Dante Marchetti and lyrics (1905) by Maurice de Féraudy. [1] [2]It was first published in Hamburg (Anton J. Benjamin) and Paris (Édition F. D. Marchetti) in 1904 in a version for piano solo ('Valse Tzigane').
Orchestre de salon Eugénie: A Parisian salon orchestra specialized in French and Parisian dance music between 1850 and 1900 (waltz, polka, quadrilles, schottische). An important part of their activities and performances is dedicated to Émile Waldteufel, Léon Waldteufel (the brother) and Louis Waldteufel's music.
La plus que lente, L. 121 (French pronunciation: [laplyskəˈlɑ̃t], "The more than slow"), [1] is a waltz for solo piano written by Claude Debussy in 1910, [2] shortly after his publication of the Préludes, Book I. [3]
Atypically short, in performance the waltz lasts approximately one minute [2] to eighty seconds. [1] In the key of A minor and in 3 4 time , the score includes fingerings , while unusual dynamics include a fortississimo ("triple forte "; fff ) near the beginning and before the theme emerges—described by pianist Lang Lang as evocative of ...
Bal-musette is a style of French instrumental music and dance that first became popular in Paris in the 1880s. Although it began with bagpipes as the main instrument, this instrument was eventually replaced by the accordion, on which a variety of waltzes, polkas, and other dance styles were played.
Court Waltzes (French: La guerre des valses) is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of Waltz War , made by the German studio UFA and also directed by Berger. [ 1 ]