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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 ...
Waltz rhythm [19] Jazz waltz rhythm [19] The Waltz, by Camille Claudel (cast in 1905) In the 19th and early 20th century, numerous different waltz forms existed, including versions performed in 3 4, 3 8 or 6 8 (sauteuse), and 5 4 time (5 4 waltz, half and half). In the 1910s, a form called the Hesitation Waltz was introduced by Vernon and Irene ...
International Standard Waltz is a waltz dance and danced to slow waltz music, preferably 28 to 30 bars per minute (84 to 90 beats per minute). [1] [2] Waltz music is in 3/4 time and the first beat of a measure is strongly accented. [3]
In modern ballroom dancing, an example is the Canter Pivot in the Viennese Waltz. In Vals (a 3 4 style of Tango), the canter rhythm is also known as medio galope [1] (which actually means "canter" in Spanish) and may accent beats 1 and 2 of the 3 4 measure. The Canter Waltz or Canter is a dance with waltz music characterized by the canter ...
In the modern ballroom dance, two versions of Viennese waltz are recognized: International Style and American Style. Today the Viennese waltz is a ballroom and partner dance that is part of the International Standard division of contemporary ballroom dance. The Waltz Series is a New York membership society devoted to preserving the pre-World ...
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
Jazz Waltz refers to a syncopated waltz-rhythm song, it can be in either 3/4 or 6/8. Many use common motives and figures, which make it a coherent genre, very inventive. They are usually played in a bright tempo and evoke a sunny disposition. It may have been invented by Dave Brubeck and his group.
The tumba is the most internationally renowned kind of Curaçao music. Tumba is the name of an African-derived rhythm, as are seú and tambú. The Curaçao-born composer Jan Gerard Palm (1831–1906) was the first composer to write music for the lyrics of tumba's. There are traditional lyrics associated with different tumba songs, but they are ...