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And like so much of Viennese culture, the waltz's title — "An der sch ö nen, blauen Donau" (On the Beautiful Blue Danube) — is really a pleasant fantasy.
The Waltz That Defines Vienna Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010
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Strauss builds the waltz's most familiar melody on a simple four-note motif.
The Waltz That Defines Vienna Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010
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Generated by the rising notes of a D-major triad, it is not just easy to remember but, like the waltz's other melodies, it seems to embody more than any other Strauss composition the romanticized nostalgia typical of Vienna.
The Waltz That Defines Vienna Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010
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The waltz's wonders include a moment that looks new this year: Following the final crescendo, accented by tossed confetti snow, the particles hover like a luminous, misty mirage above the empty stage.
A Suite That Cracks the Tchaikovsky Code Robert Greskovic 2010
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Therefore, Obama presently should have more elected Officials superdelegate than Hillary if the follow waltz's thinking.
Dem Congressman Walz Endorses Obama Because His Constituents Did, Too 2009
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Steve-O from Jackass at rehearsal: "I'm very Caucasian; I can't keep a beat" and later, after he and partner Lacey perform a waltz: "I just wanted to put my foot in the waltz's butt."
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Dancing with the Stars, Season 8 Premiere 2009
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In the waltz's final moments -- including those after the music has subsided to silence and the posed pretty grouping is seemingly set and balanced -- one wayward dancer subtly rewafts her arms into their really required position so hypnotically that you can't believe you didn't see this coming.
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Two dancers, poised together, signal the onset of the waltz's almost wild finale by throwing, with starburst effect, handfuls of snow on an otherwise empty stage.
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All the while you feel the waltz's pulse and pull, which builds and grows as, it seems, only a Tchaikovsky waltz can.
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Two dancers, poised together, signal the onset of the waltz's almost wild finale by throwing, with starburst effect, handfuls of snow on an otherwise empty stage.
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