The background of music creation is related to the Puao War which broke out in 1866. On July 3 this year, Austria was defeated in the battle of Sadova, and even came to the capital, Vienna. Under the oppression of Prussia, a depressing atmosphere enveloped the whole city. In order to reverse the depression of Vienna citizens, 1866 years ago, Johann von Herbeck, who was the conductor of Vienna Men's Chorus Association, entrusted johann strauss to write a piece of music, but johann strauss was not confident in vocal music creation, especially chorus creation, so he first wrote a piece without lyrics, and then the lyricist filled in the lyrics to complete it. The earliest lyricist was Joseph Weil, and now the lyrics are rewritten by another poet, Franz von Gernat. 1 may, 8651day, Herbeck, a musician who entrusted johann strauss to compose music, discovered the score of Schubert's unfinished symphony. At that time, Herbeck was the director of court music and a professor at the Conservatory of Music. Before johann strauss finished this waltz, he had left the Vienna Youth Choir. Some songs received an average response when they were first performed, but on July 30 of the same year, when the composer personally conducted the performance at the Paris World Expo, the Blue Danube Waltz was warmly welcomed and spread like wildfire, which has been icing on the cake for people all over the world. In Vienna, it is even known as Austria's "unofficial second national anthem" and has become the pride of the Austrian people. The prelude string vibrato is like the water waves of the Danube, swaying and rippling. On the river where the fog dissipates, the gorgeous light of the morning sun shines. The horn is like penetrating the winter fog and calling for the glow of spring. In the morning, Vienna, sleeping on the Danube, began to wake up. Soon, the sound was summoned to the whole orchestra; In the morning light, the beautiful blue Danube raises happy waves. The first waltz, like the wings of the spring god spreading fantasy, flutters on the blue Danube. The beautiful melody, like a beautiful intonation, gently sends the beautiful words in the chorus to people's ears: "Spring is coming, the earth is laughing, bees are buzzing, the wind is blowing the treetops ..." The second waltz is loud and open. The brisk melody is like a girl in spring waving to the Danube River in the high Alps. The lyrics in the melody enthusiastically praise spring: "Oh, great! Lips are like roses, smiling at us. Beautiful spring girl, wearing colorful coats, really beautiful, really wonderful! " When people sang the phrase "Dew is her tears", the melody drifted gently and became gloomy and moving. The third waltz is rich in Austrian country dance music. In the brisk rhythm, people can see girls and boys dancing happily in the countryside along the Danube River. The ups and downs in the tune are like their flying clothes; The strong stress in the rhythm is like the dance points they tap lightly. This dance music full of local flavor depicts the beautiful and intoxicating spring on the Danube. And the people who live on this blue river are the people who live in beautiful spring? The smooth melody of the fourth waltz marks a winding blue channel on Austrian territory. On this life line, the boiling blood of the Austrian people flows. This passionate dance music tells people the ancient history of this heroic nation thriving on the Danube River. We can see from the rough voice that the ancient cities on the cliff were born one by one in the dust of history, emitting awe-inspiring brilliance. The fifth waltz is the extension and development of the first waltz. Although the tone is different, it is the same enthusiastic hymn in temperament, cheering for the Danube in spring. After a brief introduction, the orchestra played a melodious tune gently, and with increasing intensity, it shouted, "Spring is coming, how beautiful it is!" The end of the Blue Danube is huge in structure and rich in sound, covering almost all waltz themes in music. However, there are still colorful changes in the order of performance, the choice of theme and the instruments used. At the end, the third, fourth and first waltzes appeared, and then the wonderful echo of the Danube rippling in the prelude sounded. In the bright colors, flutes and jumping birds immerse people in an idyllic mood. Suddenly, a sudden sound came in. The whole song ended in a fiery carnival climax. This conclusion shows Strauss's superb orchestral writing skills. When the work received a cold reception, the composer confidently expressed that he did not have any extravagant hopes for the work, but the ending was still successful. Fifth, carry out patriotic ideological education. The Blue Danube, written at the moment of national peril, is full of patriotism and the Austrian people's admiration for the motherland. Whenever Viennese who are far away from home hear this thrilling melody, they can't help crying. As a music critic named Hanslick said, "No matter where the Austrians meet in the world, this song is their invisible ID card. People also call him the second national anthem of Austria. Johann strauss composed more than 400 waltzes, 100 polkas and other dances, and 16 operettas in his life. Johann strauss enjoys the reputation of "the king of waltzes". Danube is a major river flowing through central Europe. This river is as intimate and familiar as the composer's mother. I don't know how many times johann strauss rowed on the Danube and walked on her bank. The blue river, picturesque scenery, villagers' simple dances and beautiful and moving legends make the composer feel immersed in the warm embrace of his mother, and he often lingers and refuses to leave. He prefers to read poems praising Danube poets. Therefore, when Herbeck asked him to compose a waltz with the theme of the Danube, vivid pictures of the beautiful scenery of the Danube and Percy's poem "On the Danube, on the Danube ……" immediately came to the composer's mind. Johann strauss told the young people how he felt. The poet felt the same way, and he soon wrote a poem praising the Danube. When johann strauss got the poem "Beautiful Blue Danube", the thoughts of music stirred in his mind like a running river. People are interested in how johann strauss wrote the Blue Danube Waltz, so there are different legends. Someone said: that day, he forgot to bring music paper and jotted down these thoughts on the sleeve of his shirt. He didn't come home that night. He didn't go home until the early hours of the morning, took off his shirt and went to bed. His wife, Katie Delaver, is a singer. She found music on the sleeve of her husband's shirt and knew what his new work was, so she didn't touch it. However, when she came back from somewhere, she found that the shirt with music written on it was washed by the servant as dirty clothes. She was surprised and ran out to look for it. Fortunately, the washerwoman just threw her clothes into the washtub. Brother and sister fished the shirt out of the water. Fortunately, the score ink has not been soaked. Therefore, people can hear this moving waltz today, and we really should thank our brothers and sisters for saving the music. Of course, the legend may not be completely true to the facts, but it shows people's love for this piece of music and their desire to trace back to the source. The blue Danube Waltz is loved by people all over the world. It not only frequently appeared in concerts, but also set a world record in the scale of performance: 1872, johann strauss was invited to Boston, USA to host the Blue Danube Waltz and perform at the World Peace Conference. The number of chorus participants in this performance is as high as 20,000, and there are as many as 1087 kinds of accompaniment instruments. Johann strauss is the chief conductor of the choir, with more than 100 assistant conductors. How did such a large-scale performance start? Someone has come up with a good idea: use a gun as a starting signal. The performance was spectacular and was warmly welcomed by the audience. After the performance, a large number of audiences flocked backstage, hoping to meet the famous composer and ask for his autograph. At this time, even a hair dropped by the composer became a precious souvenir. The Blue Danube Waltz is also one of the favorite songs of coloratura soprano at the concert. In addition to singing the original songs, they also added a lot of coloratura in the middle, which was more touching than chorus and orchestra. References:

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