Appreciation of the piece:
This piece is written in accordance with the structure of a typical Viennese ballad, consisting of a prelude, five mini-dances, and a coda:
1. The first mini-dance describes the scene of the Danube River, where people intoxicated by nature dance. Theme A's lyrical and bright melody, relaxed and lively rhythm, as well as the staccato that responds to the main theme, are full of joyful emotions, making people feel that the breath of spring has come to the Danube.
2, the second mini-dance first appeared in D major, the first part of the melody jumps, ups and downs, layer by layer, the mood of bright, lively, giving a person a feeling of vigor; suddenly the piece turned to B-flat major, seemingly beautiful euphemism, and the first part of the formation of a contrast.
3. The third minuet is a singing melody. Theme A has the characteristics of grace and elegance, dignity and stability; theme B has the characteristics of mobility, which strengthens the dancing and presents the ecstatic dancing scene. The music uses syncopated rhythms, giving a feeling of intimacy and novelty.
Expanded:
Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 (An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, op. 314), by the famous Austrian musician known as the "King of the Waltz". The famous Austrian musician, known as the "king of the round dance", Johann Strauss, Jr. It was composed in 1866, and has been called the "second national anthem of Austria".
Background:
The Austrian Empire lost the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, and the people of Vienna, the capital of the empire, were in a dreary mood, when Johann Strauss Jr. was the conductor of the Vienna Court Dance.
To escape this mood, Johann Jr. was commissioned by Herbeck, the conductor of the Vienna Male Chorus Society, to compose a choral work for his choir that would "symbolize the vitality of Vienna". At this time, Johann Strauss Jr. had composed hundreds of round dances, but no vocal works. He asked the poet Gonerilte to write the lyrics for this choral work.
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