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Dancers. Viennese waltz (German: Wiener Walzer) is a genre of ballroom dance.At least four different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese waltz.
Vienna Waltzes is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss, made as a tribute to Austria. It premiered on June 23, 1977 at the New York State Theater , performed by the New York City Ballet , and was an immediate success among the public.
It is one of Ziehrer's most famous compositions. The introduction of the waltz features a whistling theme, a novelty of Ziehrer. 406 Ballfieber: Ball Fever: Polka-francaise Was first performed at the Sofiensaal in Vienna in January 1889. 415 Natursänger: Nature Singers: waltz Features birdsong, a novelty of Ziehrer.
In fact, the waltz is historically a revolutionary dance. Vienna traditionally waltzes in the new year and much of the world blithely follows its example. In fact, the waltz is historically a ...
Describing life in Vienna (dated at either 1776 or 1786 [7]), Don Curzio wrote, "The people were dancing mad ... The ladies of Vienna are particularly celebrated for their grace and movements of waltzing of which they never tire." There is a waltz in the second act finale of the 1786 opera Una Cosa Rara by Martin y Soler.
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.
Wiener Launen-Walzer (Vienna Fancies Waltz), opus 6, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss I. It premiered in the ballroom of the Weisser Schwan on 26 November 1827. The evening marked the beginning of the first Katharinen-Ball, the last dance celebration before the beginning of Advent. It was one of the first of Strauss' works to contain a ...
Morgenblätter (Morning Papers), Op. 279, is a Viennese waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1863 and first performed on 12 January 1864 at the Sofiensaal in Vienna. Genesis [ edit ]