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Fudd returns briefly to introduce the second segment, Strauss's "The Blue Danube" waltz. Young Daffy Duck attempts to join three cygnets (baby swans) who follow their mother swan, all gracefully paddling around in waltz time; the mother consistently violently rebuffs the "ugly duckling" because he looks and sounds so different from her own brood.
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.
Strictly Ballroom is the original soundtrack of the 1992 Golden Globe-nominated film Strictly Ballroom starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Barry Otto and Pat Thomson.The original score was composed by David Hirschfelder.
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 ...
The Blue Danube" m. Johann Strauss II w. Joseph Weyl "Champagne Charlie" by Alfred Lee & H. J. Whymark "Croquet" w. C.H. Webb m. John Rogers Thomas "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" by Joseph B. Geoghegan "The Lambton Worm" by Clarence M. Leumane "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" by George Leybourne, Gaston Lyle & Alfred Lee
The second is Johann Strauss II's waltz "The Blue Danube", whose introduction is interrupted by light applause of recognition and a New Year's greeting in German (originally added by Willi Boskovsky) from the conductor and orchestra to the audience. The origin of this tradition stems from the New Year's Concert of 1954, when the audience ...
Much to the chagrin of Christmas-celebrating grandmothers everywhere, when it comes to funny Christmas songs, this one is often at the top of every list.
Blue Danube may refer to: "The Blue Danube", a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II; The Blue Danube, a German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik; The Blue Danube, an American silent film starring Leatrice Joy; The Blue Danube, a British film; The Blue Danube. an American cartoon film by Hugh Harman