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During his lifetime, Johann Strauss wrote more than 400 round dances, more than 100 polkas and other dances, and the Blue Danube Round Dance is the most famous of the 400 round dances he composed. Nowadays people often hear it as an orchestral piece. In fact, the piece was originally written as a choral piece for male voices. It was 1867, and the Austrian Male Chorus Society of Vienna was in desperate need of a choral round dance for performance. The conductor Herberk found the famous composer, Johann Strauss also wanted to write a piece with the Danube as the theme, especially the blue river, picturesque scenery, the villagers simple dance, so that the composer felt as if plunged into the mother's warm embrace. When the poet handed over the "Beautiful Blue Danube" psalm to Johann Strauss, the music score, like the rushing river, stirred in his heart. It has been told that on that day he forgot to bring his score paper, so he hastily jotted them down on his shirtsleeve. He did not go home that night until early morning, when he returned home to take off his shirt and go to sleep.
His wife, Jettie Dreyfus, was a singer. She noticed the sheet music on her husband's shirt sleeve and knew it was some new composition of his and left it untouched. However, when she had something to go out and return, found that this written sheet music shirt, was taken by the servant as dirty clothes to wash. She was shocked and rushed out to look for it. Luckily, the washerwoman had just thrown the shirt into the washtub. Jettie fished the shirt out of the water. Luckily, the sheet music ink hadn't soaked off yet. So, today people can hear this moving round dance, really should thank Jetty to save the score.
"Blue Danube" round dance, composed of five small round dance. There is a long prelude, followed by a short coda. In the prelude, the musical theme of the Danube is first played by the horns against a background of violins describing the slight vibrato of rippling water.
This is then echoed by the woodwinds. It is like a landscape painting, bringing to life the beauty of the Danube in the morning sun. As soon as the rhythm of the round dance appeared, it immediately gave people a sense of freshness and brightness.
This leads to the first round dance, which is developed with the Danube music theme, depicting people living on the banks of the Danube and boating on the river are dancing and singing. There is also a sub-theme.
The Second Waltz also has a theme and a sub-theme. The theme is lively, and the sub-theme is in B-flat major, which is more melodious.
Finally, there is a concluding section, where part of the melody of the previous mini-waltzes is reproduced, as if in a kind of retrospective, and finally, the piece returns to D major, pushing the joyful mood to a *** end.
After the Blue Danube Round Dance came out, the beginning of the audience did not reflect strongly, until the composer himself adapted it into an orchestral piece, it attracted people's attention, and more and more like it. Some people compare this piece to the second national anthem of Austria. Because the Austrian national anthem is not necessarily everyone will sing, but the "Blue Danube" round dance is a well-known song.
The Blue Danube ballad is not only loved by the masses, but also appreciated by many professional musicians. Such as the famous German composer Brahms, at a ball to meet Johann Strauss's wife Jetty, Jetty asked him to inscribe on the fan, Brahms first wrote on the theme of the Blue Danube round dance, and then wrote underneath: "Unfortunately, not made by me." This little anecdote serves to illustrate that Johann Strauss's compositions do indeed achieve elegance ****.
"Blue Danube" round dance by the world people's favorite, a Johann Strauss was invited to the United States, Boston, hosted the "Blue Danube" round dance in the world peace conference performance. The number of choristers who participated in this performance was as many as 20,000, with 1,087 accompanying instruments. Johann Strauss was the chief choral conductor, with more than 100 assistant conductors. How to start such a large-scale performance? Someone came up with a good idea: the sound of cannon as the starting signal. The performance was spectacular and magnificent, and was warmly welcomed by the audience. After the performance, a large number of audience flocked to the backstage, hoping to see the famous composer, and have asked for autographs. At this time, even the composer dropped a hair, has become a precious souvenir