Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.697568 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Sandy McIntire. Classical,Instructional,Multicultural,Romantic Period,Standards,World. Score. 2 pages. Sandy McIntire #5301607. Published by Sandy McIntire (A0.697568). This beautiful waltz was composed in 1866 to celebrate the Danube River in central and eastern Europe. At the time it was written, the waltz was the newest and most popular dance in Germany. Today players and audience still enjoy its joyful rhythm and melody. The Beautiful Blue Danube is arranged here for Easy Intermediate Piano in the key of C major. It can serve as a melodic introduction to the classic waltz form and to markings for crescendo, decresendo, and pedal.
