Strauss - The Blue Danube Waltz

Sheet music for violin

Info:	The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"). Originally performed in February, 1867 at a concert of the 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 considered only a mild success.
Date:	1866
Artist:	Johann Strauss II
Born:	25 October 1825, St Ulrich
Died:	3 June 1899, Vienna
The artist:	Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music. He was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
Instrument:	Violin
Key:	D major
Range:	C#4 - F#6
Time signature:	3/4
Tempo:	180 BPM
Duration:	1:05
Pages:	1
Difficulty:	Intermediate
Style:	Classical