What is the story or origin of the song Blue Danube? Please introduce it to us.

Johann strauss composed more than 400 waltzes, more than 65,438+000 polkas and other dances in his life. The Blue Danube Waltz is the most famous of his more than 400 waltzes. Now people often hear orchestral music. In fact, this song was originally written for male chorus. That's 1867. The Vienna Male Chorus Association of Austria urgently needs a chorus waltz for performance. Directing Herbeck to find this famous composer, johann strauss also wanted to write a work on the Danube, especially the blue river, picturesque scenery and simple dances of villagers, which made the composer feel immersed in the warm embrace of his mother. When the poet handed the poem "Beautiful Blue Danube" to johann strauss, music stirred in his heart like a rushing river. Someone said: that day, he forgot to bring music paper, so he jotted down these music notes 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 this shirt with music written on it, which 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 they really should thank their brothers and sisters for saving the music.

The Blue Danube Waltz consists of five small waltzes. There is a long overture in front and a short ending behind. In the overture, under the background that the violin describes the slight vibration of the water wave, the musical theme of the Danube is played by the horn first.

Then, woodwind instruments echoed it. It is like a landscape painting, showing the beautiful scenery of the Danube at dawn. As soon as the waltz rhythm appeared, it immediately gave people a fresh and lively feeling.

At this time, the first waltz came out, which was developed on the theme of Danube music, depicting people living on the Danube, rowing across the river, singing and dancing. There is also a subtitle.

The second waltz also has a theme and subtitle. The theme is lively, and the subtitles are changed to B major, which is more melodious.

Finally, the last part reproduces some melodies of the previous waltz, which seems to be a kind of review. Finally, the music returned to D major, pushing the happy mood to a climax.

After the waltz "Blue Danube" came out, the audience's response was not strong at first, and it was not until the composer himself adapted it into an orchestra that it attracted people's attention and became more and more fond of it. Some people compare this song to the second national anthem of Austria. Because not everyone in Austria can sing the national anthem, but the Blue Danube Waltz is indeed a famous song known to all ages.

The Blue Danube Waltz is not only loved by the masses, but also appreciated by many professional musicians. For example, the famous German composer Brahms met johann strauss's wife and brother at a dance, and the brother and sister asked him to write an inscription on the fan. Brahms first wrote the theme of Waltz on the Blue Danube, and then wrote below: "Unfortunately, I can't do it." This anecdote shows that johann strauss's music is really appreciated for its elegance and vulgarity.

The blue Danube Waltz is loved by people all over the world. Johann strauss was once invited to Boston to host the Blue Danube Waltz and perform at the World Peace Conference. As many as 20,000 people participated in the chorus, with as many as 1087 accompaniment instruments. Johann strauss is the chief conductor of the choir, with more than 100 assistant conductors. How to start such a large performance? 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.