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Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss Jr (arr. Erik Leidzén)
This work bears the designation Opus 314.
General Info
Year: 1866 / 1941
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornet Solo-I-II
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Drums, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men's Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire. Its initial performance was only a mild success, however, and Strauss is reputed to have said, "The devil take the waltz, my only regret is for the coda—I wish that had been a success!"
The specifically Viennese sentiment associated with Strauss's melody has made it an unofficial Austrian national anthem. The waltz is traditionally broadcast by all public-law television and radio stations exactly at midnight on New Year's Eve, and on New Year's Day it is a customary encore piece at the annual Vienna New Year's Concert.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Burbank (Calif.) Community Band (Paulette Westphal, conductor) – 25 February 2017
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) - 2 November 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- The Blue Danube (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Deterling) (1866/2020)
- Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shiraiwa) (1858/ )
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- Aufzugsmarsch (arr. Stevenson)
- The Blue Danube (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Deterling) (1866/2020)
- Blue Danube Waltz (arr. Leidzen) (1866/1941)
- Caroussel-Marsch (arr. Stevenson)
- Der Zigeunerbaron Overture (tr. Nefs) (1885/2012)
- Die Fledermaus (arr. Suzuki) (1874)
- Die Fledermaus (tr. Niese) (1874/2003)
- Die Fledermaus Overture (arr. Cailliet) (1874/1946)
- Egyptischer Marsch (arr. Kalischnig) (1869/?)
- Eine Nacht in Venedig Ouvertüre (arr. Wagner) (1883/1993)
- Einzugsmarsch (arr. Hautvast) (/2007)
- Élgen a Magyár! (tr. Lubaroff) (1869/2004)
- Emperor Waltz (arr. Smeets) (1889/1999)
- Freikugeln (arr. Kalischnig) (1868/?)
- Im Sturmschritt (tr. Nefs) (1871/2019)
- Jubelfest Marsch (arr. Kalischnig)
- Leichtes Blut (arr. Hautvast)
- Leichtes Blut (arr. Kitano)
- Leichtes Blut (arr. Wagner)
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- Perpetuum Mobile (arr. Reed) (1861/2001)
- Perpetuum Mobile (arr. Niese) (1861/2010)
- Persian March (arr. Leidzen) (1864/1937)
- Persischer - Marsch (arr. Kalischnig) (1864/)
- Pizzicato Polka (with Josef Strauss) (1869/1909)
- Pizzicato Polka (with Josef Strauss; arr. Kitano) (1869/2006)
- Pizzicato Polka (with Josef Strauss; arr. Remsen) (1869/1992)
- Prozess-Polka (arr. Stevenson)
- Reiter Marsch (arr. Kitano) (?/2011)
- Rosen aus dem Süden (arr. Kitano) (/2007)
- Russischer Marsch (arr. Kalischnig)
- Spanischer Marsch (arr. Kitano) (/2011)
- Theme from Emperor Waltz (arr. Johnson) (1888/1993)
- Thunder and Lightning Polka (arr. Reed) (1868/1999)
- Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (arr. Hautvast) (1858/2010)
- Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (arr. Reed) (1858/1998)
- Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Shiraiwa) (1858/)
- Unter Donner und Blitz (arr. Wagner) (1868/1992)
- Vergnügungszug (arr. Kalischnig) (1864/?)
- Vergnügungszug (arr. Wagner) (1864/1992)
- Voices of Spring (arr. Martinus) (1882/1998)
- Waltz Time with Johann Strauss (arr. Cacavas) (2008)
- Waltzing with Strauss (arr. Kalischnig)
- Zigeunerbaron Overture (arr. Patterson) (1885)
Resources
- The Blue Danube, Wikipedia Accessed 5 October 2022.
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Johann Strauss Jr.." Accessed 12 November 2014.
- Strauss, Jr., J.; Leidzen, E. (1941). Blue Danube Waltz: (An der Schonen Donau) [score]. Carl Fischer: [s.l.]