Analysis of johann strauss's The Blue Danube.

The Blue Danube, with its familiar name and intoxicating melody, suddenly brought me into a long-lost cordial artistic conception. Although there are 1000 Hamlet in the hearts of 1000 readers, before this genius work, the praise of almost all listeners or great musicians was surprisingly consistent. Even the great German composer Brahms, after hearing this piece of music, marveled at this wonderful theme music and said, "It's a pity that I didn't make it!" " So it is not surprising that this waltz is called "the second national anthem" or "the real national anthem" by Austria, and it can be used as the main track in Vienna concerts every year. The Blue Danube Waltz, a famous Austrian composer, was composed by Johann Strauss II in 1866, with Op.3 14, which is called "the second national anthem of Austria". At first, it was a male chorus accompanied by a band, and then it was an independent orchestra, which consisted of a small overture, five small waltzes and a long and big ending (partially reappearing the main theme of the previous music). Music runs through the rhythm of a typical three-beat waltz, with a beautiful theme, bright rhythm and flexibility, reflecting a gorgeous and elegant style. The full name of this piece of music is "Beautiful Blue Waltz on the Danube", and its title is taken from the repetition of the last line of a poem by the poet carl baker: "You are sentimental, you are young, beautiful, gentle and kind, just like shining gold in a mine, where your true feelings are awakened, beside the Danube, beside the beautiful blue Danube. Sweet flowers are fragrant, soothing the shadows in my heart. Flowers are still blooming in barren bushes, nightingales are singing, beside the Danube, beside the beautiful blue Danube. " There is also a little-known origin about his creation. In fact, at first, this piece was not a waltz genre, but a chorus created at the invitation of the Vienna Youth Choir. The poet's rich fantasy revealed in the poem "On the Danube, the Beautiful and Blue Danube …" by German poet Baker inspired Vienna greatly, so he adapted it into an orchestra and named it "The Blue Danube", which is why this well-known song is known as the "second national anthem" of Austria. A music teacher once commented on this piece of music-"sweet and greasy, a bit flashy". However, due to the historical conditions of Prussia's siege of Vienna at that time, people were in a state of pessimism and panic. This kind of waltz with beautiful melody and warm feelings was created in a form that people loved, and it also eased the tense war atmosphere to some extent. The works express relaxed and happy mood in the form of pure scenery, just like the style of most of Strauss's works. The prelude of music is the driving force of dawn when the horn is played in the background of a string vibrato. From slow to fast, from weak to strong, it is the most attractive place of the whole song, just like the morning in the sound of running water on the Danube. There is another interesting episode about this melody: At the Vienna New Year Concert conducted by carlos kleiber in 1989, when this vibrato sounded, the band's performance was interrupted by applause from the audience. The conductor turned to the audience in an ingenious way and said, "Let's have a beautiful, happy and peaceful New Year." Since then, whenever the preface of "Blue Danube" is played, the audience will applaud the conductor's New Year speech; On the first day of the new year, the conductor extended his best wishes to the audience all over the world. The cheerful melody of the Blue Danube is written according to the structure of a typical Viennese waltz, which permeates the deep affection of the people of Vienna for their hometown. At the beginning of the prelude, the horn sounded the theme motivation of the music against the broken bow of the string group, just like dawn, which lifted the mist on the river and awakened the sleeping earth. Next are five little waltzes played together. This piece of music consists of overture, five waltzes and epilogue. String vibrato is like the water waves of the Danube, flickering 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 is the theme of the whole waltz. The melody is relaxed and smooth, which vividly shows the joyful scene of "Laughing in the Spring". Just like the wings of spring god spreading fantasy, flying over the blue Danube. Beautiful melody, like beautiful intonation, gently sends the beautiful words in the chorus to people's ears: "Spring is coming, the earth is laughing, bees are buzzing, and the wind is blowing the treetops ..." The second waltz has two themes. The first theme is clear, vivid and inspiring; The second theme is soft and lyrical. 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 also has two themes, one is the theme of graceful jumping, which has the power to urge people up; Second, the theme is vigorous and dynamic, full of vitality and the characteristics of 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. The fourth waltz, the rhythm is broadened, and the music is transformed from external singing to inner feelings, showing the theme of "every night, radiant and pleasant" 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. The fifth waltz is the extension and development of the first waltz, and the cheerful atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, like the extension of the fourth theme. Finally, the melody became more and more exciting and entered a luxurious, magnificent and rapid climax. 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 Blue Danube has a long ending, which reproduces the main theme of the waltz and makes the music more vivid, vivid and complete. The whole song feels luxurious, gorgeous, bright, elegant and beautiful everywhere. 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 highlights Strauss's superb skills. But in reality, due to the different seasonal changes of the Danube, the river will show different colors, including muddy yellow and green ... The frequent flooding of rivers has also endangered the lives and property of people on both sides of the strait, so why do artists compare the Danube to blue? Maybe it's because in their eyes, blue is the purest color. The poet Baker's words have no textual research now, and musicians' melodies often echo in their ears. Aside from everything outside, the mind and soul return to nature. A cup of green tea and two cups of light wine, this beautiful melody, wandering between lips and teeth, is the most beautiful. ...