Waltz

The waltz

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Origin of waltz

The waltz originated from Austria and Bayern in the Germanic region of Europe. It spread from there throughout Europe, where it became very popular as well as infamous

Characteristics

Waltz is characterized by rise and fall and by sway on the side steps. The feet remain in contact with the floor at all times, creating a smooth, gliding look. Waltz is a progressive dance down the line of dance (counter-clockwise) and the Waltz frame is the typical Smooth frame essential for balance and control.

History

• By the nineteenth century, the form had achieved great popularity in Austria, Germany, and France. The German composer Franz Schubert released two prominent collections of waltz sheet music, the 34 Valses Sentimentales (in 1823) and the 12 Valses Nobles (in approximately 1827). T

• The waltz emerged as a dance music form in the Classical era of the eighteenth century. Prominent composers of the era, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn, composed waltzes, although they primarily concentrated on other musical forms.

• By the twentieth century, the waltz had fallen out of favor with leading-edge classical composers, although the slow waltz remained one of the most popular forms of ballroom dancing at private galas and country clubs. Nonetheless, many twentieth-century composers offered their take on the waltz, from Maurice Ravel to Igor Stravinsky to Dmitri Shostakovich.

• Eventually a distinct style known as the Viennese waltz took shape in the Austrian capital. Exemplified by The Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss II (1866), this waltz style carried a sense of elegance from Vienna out to the rest of Europe and the Americas

Notable musicians

Johann Strauϐ II (born October 25, 1825, Vienna, Austria—died June 3, 1899, Vienna), “the Waltz King,” a composer famous for his Viennese waltzes and operettas.Some of Johann Strauϐ's most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Frühlingsstimmen", and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka".

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