Viola (2(picc).2.2.2 - 4.2.1.1 - timp.perc - hp - str) SKU: BR.OB-3281-19
Waltz. Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Orchestra; stapled. Orchester-Bibliothek (Orchestral Library). Dances/marches; Romantic. Part. 4 pages. Duration 10'. Breitkopf and Haertel #OB 3281-19. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.OB-3281-19). ISBN 9790004301340. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The Blue Danube is said to be Austria's secret anthem, and alongside the Radetzky March it is the traditional encore piece at the annual New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Already at its world premiere in 1867, this orchestral work triggered overwhelming enthusiasm, and the premiere of the choral version prompted a journalist to use the term Schlager (hit) for the first time in music history. The official title By the Beautiful Blue Danube is based on poems by Karl Isidor Becks; having his birth town Baja in mind, he contrasted the blue Danube with another river, the blonde Theiss. How utterly astonishing that this famous waltz is not really linked to Vienna. Be that as it may, its sensational popularity remains unimpaired.
