the blue Danube

honggarae 10/01/2023 274

Creative Background

In 1866, the Austrian Empire was defeated in the Purustrian war. The people of Vienna, the capital of the Imperial capital were trapped in dull emotions. At that time, John Strauss was a Vienna Court Dance. command. In order to get rid of this emotion, Xiao John accepted the Vienna Men's Chorus Association to command Herbeck's entrustment, and the chorus "symbolizes Vienna life vitality" for his chorus. At this time, the small John Strauss has created hundreds of circle, but has not created vocal work. The lyrics of this chorus are he asked to create a poet Gölt.

February 9, 1867, this work is in Vienna. Because Vienna at that time was under the siege of Prussia, people were in a pessimistic disappointment, so the work was unfortunate, the first premiere failed.

Until in February 1868, Xiao John Strass lived in Bremen Street, Vienna, Bremen Street, which was not far from the Danube, to the orchestra, Among them, many new content is added and named "Blue Danube Round Dance". In the same year, Xiao John personally commanded the song at the Paris Wan Guo Expo and got a great success. Only a few months later, this work is in the US. In an instant, this circle danced throughout the world, and later became the most important representative works of Xiaoyu. Until today, this song is still loved by the people of the world. At the Vienna New Year Concert held every year, the Endong has even become a retained track, as a tradition, I have been playing at midnight on the eve of the New Year.

Music Appreciation

This song is written according to the structure of a typical Vienna round dance, consisting of pre-sequence, five small circles and ends:

preface start, violin In the big position on the A big shot, gently play the slowdown, like the dawn of the dawn dial on the mist on the river, awakened the sleeping earth, the water waves of the Danube, flipped softly. Under this background, the round of the most important motivation of this song, it symbolizes the arrival of dawn.

Next is the five-year-old circle playing a small circle, each of the small circles contain two mutual contrast theme melody.

the blue Danube

The first small circle describes the scenes of people who are inviolive in the Danube, people in nature. The theme A lyrical rhythm, the relaxed rhythm, and the donounds of the main melody, full of cheerful emotions, make people feel the spring breath has come to the Danube; the subject B is easy, as if it is the spring of the Danube Praise.

The second small circle is first appeared on the D major, the first part of the melody jumped, ups and downs, layers, lively, giving people a vigorous feeling; sudden music turning into B big Tune, appear to be equipped with a comparison with the first part. Smart and changing the second circle describes the little girls under the South Alps, wearing a goose and darker, dancing in cheerful, and changing color looks extraordinary.

The third small circle dance is a songful melody. The topic A has the characteristics of Elegant and elegant and elegant; the subject B has a liquidity characteristics, strengthens dance, and presents a carnival dance scene. This music uses a cut rhythm and gives people a novel feeling.

The topic of the fourth small circle is a beautiful moving, rich in singery; theme B emphasizes the rhythm of dance, the mood is enthusiastic, and the topic A has been compared. At the beginning, the rhythm is relatively free, and the melody of the row, and the music is very proud, it seems that the spring is full, and the people are heartbroken.

The fifth small circle is the continuation and development of the fourth circular dance music emotions, just go to A major. The theme A Themes are echoed, soft and warm; the theme B is a red-hot music, forming a climax of the whole song. The undulating, the wavy melody makes people think about the scenes when there is no longevity on the Danube.

finally is the climax and end of the whole song. There are two ends of the music, one is the end of the chorus, and after the fifth small circle, it is very short, and quickly ends in a warm atmosphere. The other is the end of the orchestra, and then reproduces the theme of the third small circle, the fourth small circle and the first small circle. Then, the main tone of the music sequence, and finally ended the carnival of the blast. Among the atmosphere.

Creative anecdote

About the creation of the blue Danube, there is an interesting story. Once, John Strauss went home to replace a dirty shirt. His wife found that the sleeve of this shirt was filled with the five tabs. She knows that this is a post-in-law, and then put this shirt one side. After a few minutes, she was got to give it to her husband, but found that this shirt flashed.

It turned out that in the moment she left, the laundry took it along with other dirty clothes. She didn't know that the wedding of the laundry was looking for a car, and she was soaring for a long time, and she did not drop. At the moment she trapped in despair, fortunately, an old woman in a hotel took her a hut of the washing woman. She fierce, seeing the laundry, I want to throw the shirt into the bucket of the soapy water. She hurriedly grabbed the arm's arm, grabbed the dirt, saved the precious score on the sleeve, which is the immortal name of John Strauss - blue Danube River.