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- What kind of music do you waltz to?
- What is the most famous waltz of all time?
- What is the most romantic waltz?
- What is a modern waltz?
What kind of music do you waltz to?
Waltz music is a form of classical dance music based on the 3/4 time signature. Popular in Austrian, German, and French culture, the waltz was among the most common ballroom dance forms in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
What is the most famous waltz of all time?
Johann Strauss II: The Blue Danube Waltz
Surely the single most popular and well-known waltz in the world, Strauss's “An der schönen blauen Donau”, Op. 314 (“By the beautiful blue Danube”) is performed every year at the New Year's Day celebration in Vienna led by maestro André Rieu.
What is the most romantic waltz?
Best-Loved Romantic Waltzes
- My Song Of Love (From "White Horse Inn")Ralph Benatzky, Robert Stolz, Various Artists, Eric Hammerstein.
- Champagne Waltz (Schau mich an, sei mir gut)Franz Lehár, Various Artists, Bernd Ruf, The Reutlinger Philharmoniker.
What is a modern waltz?
The Modern Waltz is a slow-feeling dance with long gliding steps, to music with 3/3 timing and 28 - 29 bars per minute. ... A more sedate form of the fast Viennese Waltz, danced at a leisurely 90 beats per minute, also evolved in America around 1870.
