Waltz: the history and features of one of the most famous ballroom dances. “In the beginning there was a rhythm What are the features of the waltz rhythm tell

Theme: “In the beginning there was rhythm” Purpose - page #1/1

Theme: "In the beginning there was rhythm"

Target: to give the concept of rhythm in music;

educational: the formation of skills of mental activity: comparisons, generalizations, logic; introducing children to various forms of musical performance through the game in its various manifestations;

Educational:development of responsibility, organization, attentiveness, observation, composure, sense of rhythm and rhythm of movements to music. Development of purity of intonation and choral diction;

Educational: fostering love for classical music, the culture of listening and performing musical works; feelings of respect for others; tolerance.

Music material: W. A. ​​Mozart. Choir "Magic Bells" from the opera "The Magic Flute". Fragment.

I. Strauss. Waltz "Fairy tales of the Vienna Woods". Fragment.

Lesson equipment: portraits of composers, work cards, button accordion, music center

During the classes

1. Organizational moment

Entrance to the music of W. Mozart. Waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods".

Musical greeting: Hello!

Singing from notes, singing chants,

2. Work on the topic of the lesson

Slide number 1. The inscription of the topic of the lesson

Rhythm reveals itself everywhere in the surrounding world. Rhythmically alternate seasons, months, days and nights. Rhythmic architectural structures, palaces and houses with their symmetrically arranged windows. Columns and moldings.

Slide number 2.

Asklepion.

Catherine Palace.

- Find rhythmic alternations in the illustrations.

All this suggests that rhythm is one of the fundamental principles of life: it is present in living and inanimate nature. We hear and see it - in the sound of the surf, in the pattern on the wings of a butterfly, in the cut of any tree, any knot.

Perhaps, in the universal rhythm of being, the answer to the question lies, why do we feel musical rhythms in such a way and why this feeling awakens in us from the very first days of life. long before we begin to distinguish and understand words.

Have you ever wondered why small children fall asleep so quickly and easily to the sound of a lullaby? Why do they immediately begin to dance if you sing them some musical joke?

Probably, this is due to the fact that the musical rhythm is closest to human perception. Influencing him, he is able to cause a response. And any response is already a person's communication with the outside world, the first feeling of unity with it.

That is why it is sometimes said that rhythm is the original form of a person's connection with life, with people, with his time.

Hearing: W. Mozart. Choir "Magic Bells" from the opera "The Magic Flute"

Portrait of W. Mozart.

Sing to the children the melody of the piece they heard.

Easy to remember for both adults and children. It is rhythm that gives a unique look to musical genres, helps us to recognize the waltz and polonaise, bolero and tarantella from the very first bars, to hear the identical tread of the march and the majestic elation of the anthem. The rhythms of these genres are so characteristic that they are easily caught in more complex musical works - symphonies, romances, arias. And sometimes characteristic rhythms can be heard even in the sounds of the surrounding world. So, I. Strauss - "the king of the waltz" - argued. That the first bars of his famous waltz"Tales of the Vienna Woods" he caught in the clatter of carriage wheels and only then wrote down.

Portrait of I. Strauss.

Maybe that's why in Austria, the homeland of Strauss, many of his waltzes are considered truly folk music - their rhythms and melodies grow naturally out of the atmosphere, spirit. cultural traditions of their country.

Hearing: I. Strauss. Waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods"

Slide #3

- What is the unique originality of the rhythm of the waltz - this popular ballroom dance of the 19th century? First of all, in its musical time - 3/4. All waltzes in the world are written in this size, not only Viennese, but also French, Russian, German ...

The alternation of one strong and two weak beats immediately conjures up an image of smooth whirling, graceful and light dance.

The wonderful music of the waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods" received national recognition not only in their homeland, in Austria, but throughout the world.

3. Learning a song

"Native land"

D. Kabalevsky, A. Alien

Slide #4

Work on the melody of the song

4.Summary of the lesson

Slide #5

Is it possible to talk about the presence musical rhythm in the painting by S. Botticelli "Spring"? With what rhythm musical genre would you compare the rhythm of this picture? Why?

Lesson grade

Y/zad: give examples, where else, besides music, does rhythm manifest itself? Draw.

Learn lyrics

Grade: 6
Theme of the year: What is the power of music?
Lesson topic: In the beginning there was a rhythm
Purpose: To form the ability to find the interaction of rhythm with music and with life.
Tasks:
Educational (personal): to educate emotional responsiveness to musical phenomena, the need for musical experiences;
Educational (meta-subject): the ability to find interactions between music and other arts, as well as between music and life
Developing: to promote interest in music through creative expression through reflection on music
Structure:
Org. moment.
Singing. “We are together” - music and lyrics. A. Ermolova
Conversation "Rhythm in the surrounding world"
Hearing. Fragment "Tales of the Vienna Woods" - I. Strauss
Singing. "Waltz about Waltz" - music. E. Kolmanovsky, sl. E. Evtushenko
Outcome
Methods: storytelling, dialogue, visual-auditory, comparisons
Type of lesson: lesson learning new material
Type of lesson: lesson-conversation
Visibility: presentation
Equipment: piano, PC, speakers, projector, screen.
Stages
The course of the lesson Chron-zhOrg. moment
Singing
Conversation
Hearing
Singing
Summary Musical greeting:
W: Hello guys.
D: Hello.
W.D.: The bell rang, the lesson began.
W: Hello, have a seat. My name is Maria Andreevna, I will teach you music lessons.
U .: And today, when we have gathered with you all together, I want to sing with you the song of Alexander Yermolov - “We are together”.
Listen to how it sounds, carefully read the words on the screen so that when we start singing you understand what the song is about.
Show of the song "We are together" - A. Ermolov
U .: What the main idea this song?
D: About the importance of friends.
U: Right. Let's all sing together.
Singing the song "We are together" - A. Ermolov
WCR:



DW: What is the composition of the song?
D.: Poem and melody
U: Right. Melody is one of the main means musical expressiveness. What other means of musical expression do you know?
D.: rhythm, melody, harmony, polyphony, texture, timbre, dynamics, tempo
U .: Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov believed that the most important means of expression is rhythm. You may not agree with him, but it is very easy to prove that he is right.
People pronounce words in time, either speeding up their speech, or slowing it down. After all, it is difficult to imagine a person speaking extremely accurately, measuredly. Such a speech will quickly tire the listener, and he will poorly perceive the meaning of what was said.
And today we will talk about the means of musical expression - rhythm.
There is something magical about rhythm; he makes us believe that the sublime is ours. J. W. Goethe
D .: Academician Asafiev called the rhythm the pulse piece of music. This is a very good comparison.
Rhythm brings order to music, builds and coordinates sounds in time, that is, according to their duration. That is, rhythm is the consistency of sounds in duration. They may be different. The number of rhythmic variants is infinitely great, everything here depends on the composer's imagination. In general, no melody is possible without rhythm. No matter how perfect and simple the melody is, it cannot even be imagined without rhythm.
If there were no rhythm, there would be no melody, but only a set of sounds of different heights would remain. Although rhythm without melody exists. Many peoples of the East have dances that are performed only to the rhythm of percussion instruments.
Rhythm is the strongest means of expression. The nature of the music largely depends on it. An even rhythm makes the melody smooth and soft, intermittent - gives the melody excitement, tension, often used in resolute, marching music. Thanks to the rhythm, we can immediately, even in an unfamiliar work, determine: this is a waltz, this is a polka, this is a march, etc. Each of these genres is characterized by certain rhythmic figures that are repeated throughout the entire work.
The Greek word "rythmos" means measured current. This term is not only musical. Everything in our life is subject to a certain rhythm.
Rhythm reveals itself everywhere in the surrounding world. Seasons, months, weeks, days and nights alternate rhythmically. Rhythmic human breathing and heartbeat. Rhythmic architectural structures, palaces and houses with their symmetrically arranged windows, columns and moldings.
All this suggests that rhythm is one of the fundamental principles of life: it is present in animate and inanimate nature, we hear and see it - in the sound of the surf, in the pattern on the wings of a butterfly, in the cut of any tree, any knot.
Order, symmetry are the fundamental properties of rhythm. It is no coincidence that we find them in a wide variety of musical works - from a simple children's song to a complex instrumental theme.

Despite the orderliness of musical rhythm, it is in music that it reaches its greatest diversity. After all, first of all, rhythm gives a unique look to musical genres, helps us to recognize the waltz and polonaise, bolero and tarantella from the very first bars, hear the solemn tread of the march and the majestic elation of the anthem. These rhythms are so characteristic that they are easily caught in the compositions of more complex genres - symphonies, romances, arias; some composers say that characteristic rhythms can sometimes be heard even in the sounds of the surrounding world.

DW: And today we are talking about waltz rhythms. So, Johann Strauss - "the king of the waltz" claimed that he caught the first bars of his famous waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods" in the clatter of the carriage wheels and only then wrote it down.
This waltz is perhaps the most famous of all the Strauss waltzes. Lovely long intro paints pictures for us countryside, sounds and breath of the forest. The sound of the zither takes us from the elegant salons of Vienna to the charm of rural nature. The music of this waltz seems to immerse us in nature, and we dissolve in its wonderful sounds. Of all the colors that Strauss uses to color the waltz, he uses the sound of the zither with exquisite simplicity. Her very brief appearance at the end of this work adds to the general mood a touch of aching melancholy and light sadness.
Listen to a fragment of this waltz.
Listening to a fragment of "Tales of the Vienna Woods" - I. Strauss.
DW: What is the peculiarity of waltz rhythm?
D.: Children's answers
DW: The alternation of one strong and two weak beats immediately evokes the image of a smooth whirling, graceful and light dance.
In Austria, the homeland of Strauss, many of his waltzes are considered truly folk music - so naturally their rhythms and melodies grow out of the atmosphere, spirit, cultural traditions of their country.
“One-two-three, one-two-three,” the dancers say to this music and gradually stop straying and stumbling. This dance cannot be danced alone - it is a pair dance.
But the waltz really became famous when talented composers paid attention to it. After all, dance is not only graceful movements, dance is incendiary music that makes you want to dance. Strauss created the genre of a large concert orchestral waltz.
W.: Your homework: Remember other waltzes, write down their names and authors.
U .: Composers created a large number of waltzes, but the poets did not stand aside. The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko created his own dedication - the poem "Waltz about the Waltz". Let's read it.
D: The children take turns reading the poem.
Q: What is the poem about?
D: Children's answers.
U .: Eduard Savelyevich Kolmanovsky wrote music for this poem, and it turned out to be a wonderful song. Listen to how it sounds.
Showing the song "Waltz about the Waltz" - E. Kolmanovsky
U .: Let's learn this song, first I sing a phrase to you, then you repeat it with me.
Learning the song "Waltz about Waltz" - E. Kolmanovsky
WCR:
Task Methods, techniquesCreating the necessary emotional mood method of creating an emotional state
Breathing A verbal instruction not to break a sentence. Conductor gesture.
Pitch Graphic Display
U .: Okay, now you sing yourself to the music: beautifully, smoothly.
Singing the song "Waltz about the Waltz" - E. Kolmanovsky
DW: Well, a lot has been said today. Let's remember what we talked about in class.
D: Children's answers.
W: Thanks for the lesson. Goodbye. 2 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
6 minutes
3 minutes

"In the beginning there was rhythm"

1. Diverse manifestations of rhythm in the surrounding world.
2. Rhythm is the original form of human connection with life. Order, symmetry are the fundamental properties of rhythm.
3. Genre specificity of musical rhythms: waltz rhythm (on the example of I. Strauss' waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods").

Music material:

1. I. Strauss. Waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods" (listening);
2. W. Mozart. Choir "Magic Bells" from the opera "The Magic Flute";
3. M. Dunayevsky, lyrics by N. Olev. "Bad weather" from the TV movie "Mary Poppins Goodbye" (singing).

Characteristics of activities:

1. Understand the meaning of funds artistic expressiveness(metrorhythm) in creating a piece of music (taking into account the criteria presented in the textbook).
2. Discuss similarities and differences means of expression music and fine arts.

There is something magical about rhythm;
He makes us believe
What magic belongs to us...

J. W. Goethe

Rhythm reveals itself everywhere in the surrounding world. Seasons, months, weeks, days and nights alternate rhythmically. Rhythmic human breathing and heartbeat.

Rhythmic architectural structures, palaces and houses with their symmetrically arranged windows, columns and moldings. All this suggests that rhythm is one of the fundamental principles of life: it is present in animate and inanimate nature, we hear and see it - in the sound of the surf, in the pattern on the wings of a butterfly, in the cut of any tree, any knot.

Perhaps the universal rhythm of being contains the answer to the question of why we feel musical rhythms in this way and why this feeling awakens in us from the very first days of life, long before we learn to distinguish and understand words.

Have you ever wondered why small children fall asleep so quickly and easily to the sound of a lullaby? Why do they immediately begin to dance if you sing some musical joke to them? After all, the child has not yet learned anything and does not know that one should somehow react to music - move, dance, etc.

This is probably due to the fact that the musical rhythm is closest to human perception. Influencing him, he is able to cause a response. And any response is already a dialogue, a person's communication with the outside world, the first feeling of unity with it.

That is why it is sometimes said that rhythm is the original form of a person's connection with life, with people, with his time.

People have long sought to understand the nature of musical rhythm. The dominance of rhythm in all spheres of life made it possible, even in the times of Antiquity, to bring music to the fore in the structure of the Universe.

For example, ancient Greek philosopher and the mathematician Pythagoras represented the world as a kind of universal musical instrument. This instrument was controlled by the "music of the spheres" - the sounds generated by the endless movement celestial spheres. At the heart of this grandiose picture of the world were four initial divine numbers (1 - 2 - 3 - 4). They brought order and harmony to the structure and understanding of the Universe.

Order, that is, truth, beauty and symmetry (symmetry - proportionality, proportionality of parts of the whole), was endowed and moral qualities. The Pythagorean Philolaus wrote: “The nature of number and harmony does not accept lies ... Order and symmetry are beautiful and useful, while disorder and asymmetry (asymmetry - lack of symmetry) are ugly and harmful.”

Order, symmetry are the fundamental properties of rhythm. We find them in a wide variety musical compositions- from a simple children's song to complex opera and symphonic works.

Here is a work by W. A. ​​Mozart known to you - the choir "Magic Bells" from the opera "The Magic Flute". Sing (listen) to it, and you will immediately feel the lightness, naturalness, proportion of rhythm and melody. Perhaps that is why such music is easily remembered by both adults and children.

Despite the symmetry and order of musical rhythm, it is in music that it reaches its greatest diversity. It is rhythm that gives a unique look to musical genres, helps us to recognize the waltz and polonaise, bolero and tarantella from the first bars, to hear the solemn tread of the march and the majestic elation of the anthem. These rhythms are so characteristic (characteristic - with pronounced features) that they are easily caught in the compositions of more complex genres - symphonies, romances, arias. And sometimes characteristic rhythms can be heard even in the sounds of the surrounding world.

So, I. Strauss, the “king of the waltz”, claimed that he caught the first bars of his famous waltz “Tales of the Vienna Woods” in the clatter of the carriage wheels and only then wrote it down.

Maybe that's why in Austria, the homeland of Strauss, many of his waltzes are considered truly folk music - their rhythms and melodies naturally grow out of the atmosphere, spirit, cultural traditions of their country.

The music of Johann Strauss, the titled "king of the waltz", has long become a symbol of the brilliant celebration of life. The beauty of Straussian melodies, the luxury of orchestral colors, the inventiveness and wit of his dance pieces have had an irresistible effect on any audience for more than two centuries - from ordinary listeners to famous musicians peace.
The famous Austrian composer and conductor Johann Strauss was born in Vienna. His father, Johann Strauss Sr., was a renowned Austrian composer and conductor. Strauss son became famous as the creator of the classical Viennese waltz.
He began composing very early: his first waltz was written by him at the age of 6. In total, Strauss wrote about 500 dance pieces, most of which are waltzes. His waltzes “On the beautiful blue Danube”, “ Spring voices"and" fairy tales of the Vienna Woods. Other Strauss dances are also widely known - polkas, quadrilles, gallops.
Strauss composed with surprising ease. He created a waltz in 1-2 hours. He could write on the train and at a party, at dawn and in the middle of the night. Not finding clean sheets music paper, Johann, in a fit of inspiration, wrote down melodies on his own cuffs, restaurant napkins, pillowcases and sheets. He became a universal favorite, creating an incredible amount of dance tunes.
Strauss's music still reigns at balls not only in Austria, but also in many other countries of the world.

What is the unique originality of the rhythm of the waltz - this popular ballroom dance XIX century? First of all, in its musical time - 3/4. All waltzes of the world are written in this size, not only Viennese, but also French, Russian, German...

The alternation of one strong and two weak beats immediately evokes the image of a smooth whirling, graceful and light dance.

The wonderful music of the waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods" received national recognition not only in their homeland, in Austria, but throughout the world.

Questions and tasks:

1. Give examples, where else, besides music, does rhythm manifest itself?
2. What importance was attached to musical rhythm in the era of Antiquity?
3. What are the characteristics of waltz rhythm? Tell me, using the example of I. Strauss's waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods."
4. Can we talk about the presence of musical rhythm in the painting by S. Botticelli "Spring"? What genre of music would you compare the rhythm of this picture to? Why?

Presentation

Included:
1. Presentation, ppsx;
2. Sounds of music:
Mozart. "Magic Bells", mp3;
Strauss. Waltz "Tales of the Vienna Woods" (2 versions), mp3;
3. Accompanying article - lesson summary, docx.

Waltz

Luxurious and divine Waltz! Captivates with every move! Solemn and delicate! It was with great pleasure that I picked up the material, the history of the Waltz, videos, many different performances of the Blue Danube and the Tale of the Vienna Woods! Waltz is danced in luxurious palace halls, on dance floors, in ballet performance! This swirling dance is presented in a very different way! The Strauss waltz is performed by orchestras during the Christmas holidays and is usually shown on the Culture channel! I always watch these concerts and get great pleasure! This includes scenes from these Christmas red carpets!

Now the long-awaited snow has finally begun in Moscow, right as I create this Pre-Christmas post! I have a very elevated feeling at these moments! Have fun too, my dear readers!

The Austrian is also called the progenitor of the waltz. folk dance Lendler, and the Provençal Volta dance. Both of these dances are paired and danced to music in ¾ time, and if in landler the cavalier, having brought the partner he liked into a circle, rotated her around him, then jumps predominated in volte, and then quick turns and rotations appeared.

Famous Waltz Blue Danube Strauss - Silvester 2008

In France, the volt was forbidden to be performed at court, and Cardinal Richelieu saw in it the undermining of the foundations of religion and society. (This is not hard to imagine - at the beginning of the 18th century, when a dignified and gallant minuet came into fashion, the fact that a gentleman takes a lady's hand was considered an unprecedented violation of decency!)

Christopher Hawkins and Hazel Newberry

But the volt, mixed with landler, gained popularity in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, received new character- wide, sliding and smooth movements, got rid of jumps and got a new name - waltz (from the German word walzen - spinning).

Johann Strauss, Freut euch des Lebens, Walzer, op.340

And no highest decrees and official criticism, no prohibitions and non-recognitions could stop the bewitching whirling of the waltz around the ballrooms and concert halls, urban and rural areas.

Alan and Donna Shingler in Super Stars Dance Festival in Japan (2003).Viennese Waltz.

Thousands of songs sound in the rhythm of the waltz, the waltz sounds in the opera, operetta, in the cinema. Many composers write concert and symphonic waltzes, and the waltz is one of the most popular dances, but this name hides the most different variants- Viennese Waltz, French Waltz, English Waltz.

Becsi keringő - Szilveszteri Operabal 2008

viennese waltz

The famous Viennese waltz also has its own history. Although the waltz was a huge success and made a splash in many courts of Europe, at the very beginning of the 19th century the official attitude towards the waltz was very cautious - at balls in Vienna itself, the waltz was allowed to dance no more than 10 minutes: the embrace of a gentleman and a lady in a dance was considered not quite appropriate .

But it was no longer possible to stop the waltz, and when in 1815, after the victory over Napoleon, the congress of the victorious allies was held in Vienna, the waltz was selflessly danced at all the balls - charming, magical, brilliant.

Zsoldos Imre: Gyertyafény keringő Auld Lang Syne

It was then that the waltz acquired its specific feature- an accented rhythm that made this dance more elegant and more romantic.

Jonathan Wilkins, Katusha Demidova - Viennese Waltz

Two remarkable composers who lived in Vienna - Johann Strauss-father (1804 - 1849) and even more famous Johann Strauss-son, who wrote such widely known and popular masterpieces today as "The Blue Danube" and "Tales of the Vienna Woods", undoubtedly contributed to the formation of the Viennese waltz, as well as the fact that in the 19th century this dance eclipsed all others.

Johann Strauss II-Miliza Korjus "Tales of the Vienna Woods"

The waltz, having become an official ballroom dance, was in perfect harmony with the fashion of that time: narrow-waisted dresses with luxurious puffy skirts with crinoline emphasized the beauty of the lady's movements.

Viennese Waltz My sweet and gentle beast

And today the Viennese waltz preserves the traditions ballroom dancing XIX century and is performed in the third position, during the performance the body must be strictly pulled up, pretentious bends and mannerisms are not welcome.

New Year Concert: Semionova & Malakhov

The beauty of the Viennese waltz lies in the changeable tempo and in the constantly alternating left and right turns.

The rapid whirling of the Viennese waltz requires the couple to fully understand. Movements in the Viennese waltz should be performed smoothly and with grace, despite the swiftness of whirling.

Timothy Howson and Joanne Bolton Standard Viennese Waltz WSS

Naturally, in Vienna itself, the attitude towards Viennese waltz special. In the city garden of Vienna, everyone who wants to dance this waltz on summer evenings to the sounds of an orchestra located on a small stage near the bronze monument to Johann Strauss.

Vladimir Malakhov:The Blue Danube

And at the traditional annual New Year's ball in the famous Viennese Opera House a large number of dancers perform this unfading and romantic dance.

Jonathan & Katusha WSS 2007

History of the Viennese Waltz source-http://www.tsk-vitaminc.ru/istoriya-venskogo-valsa-4480.php

The Viennese Waltz was born in 1775. But for the first time such a dance is mentioned in the Bavarian chronicles of the 12th century.

Tales From the Vienna Woods

There are two versions of the origin of the waltz, but in any case, the Viennese waltz did not appear in Vienna, but it got its name because of the crown of Strauss, the author of many waltzes.

Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti

The first version is French. The prototype of the waltz was the dance of the French peasants from Provence, and it originated in 1559. It was danced to folk music"Volta" (translated from Italian"turn") and at the same time the pairs constantly rotated.

Johann Strauss II - An der schonen blauen Donau; walzer

Soon there were several similar dances in different countries- volta in Italy, galliard in England, had its own folk version of the waltz in Norway.

Timothy&Joanne WSS 2007 Viennese Waltz

It must be said that this dance was exclusively folk, and in secular society it was considered extremely immoral; in France, King Louis XIII even forbade dancing it.

Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha Demidova - Waltz Show

The second version is German. In Germany, in 1754, the music “Waltzen” (also translated as “to rotate”) first appeared, in 1770 it already became quite similar to modern waltzes, and in 1775 they already danced under “waltzen” in France, but it, like and "Volta" also did not meet moral standards.

Waltz of Flowers ~ Waltz of flowers

The waltz was "rehabilitated" in 1787, when on stage Vienna Opera for the first time it was danced by several couples to the music of the composer V. Martin-i-Soler.

Jonathan Crossley & Lyn Marriner - Waltz Show

At the beginning of the 19th century, new dance halls"Sperl" and "Apollo" - especially for the waltz, and in 1816 the waltz became popular in England.

Herbert von Karajan conducts The Blue Danube Waltz

In Russia, the waltz, as an immoral dance, was banned by the decree of Emperor Paul and became popular only at private balls after Patriotic War 1812, and everywhere they began to dance it after Congress of Vienna in 1814.

Waltz from the movie "My sweet and gentle beast"

The waltz reached its peak of popularity after 1850, when the beautiful music of Johann Strauss' "King of Waltzes" appeared, who wrote more than 500 such works.

Slow waltz

During its 150-year history, the waltz has undergone many changes. The slow waltz finally took shape in England, and although it is also called the Boston waltz, it is difficult to talk about the actual place of its birth. Someone believes that this form was also born in Austria, someone is inclined to believe that it has Russian roots.

Timothy Howson & Joanne Bolton - Slow Waltz - 2003

One thing can be said without any doubt - in England the waltz was recognized and admitted to the court later than in others. European countries. And although in this country, where traditional restraint is national trait, the waltz gained ardent admirers, but the opponents of the waltz also behaved quite energetically and furiously. Only the intervention of Queen Elizabeth could legitimize this dance.

Kek Duna Keringő (The Blue Danube Waltz) - Botafogo

And after Princess Victoria invited the Johann Strauss Orchestra on the day of her coronation - June 28, 1838, the waltz finally "settled" in the palace ballrooms. True, at court balls the waltz was danced more slowly than in Vienna. It is not known exactly where this other form of the waltz came from, which was played in two steps to three measures of music, but it also achieved great success.

Perhaps this version of the dance was easier to learn, or perhaps this version was a compromise between ardent admirers of the new dance and ardent opponents of the waltz, who consider it an obscene dance: in a slow waltz, the partners keep slightly apart.

Christopher Hawkins & Justyna Hawkins - Slow Waltz - 2006

This waltz differs from the classical Viennese in both music and movements, and today it is considered independent dance. In music, instead of accompaniment for three beats “bass-chord-chord”, “bass-chord-pause” is used, which allows you to whimsically change the rhythm of the melody.

New Year's Concert 1987

The technique of performing the dance, the positions in the pair, the movements of the partners also change. In a slow waltz, the couple's movements are sliding, soft, undulating.

Tales from the Vienna Woods

At competitions slow waltz, despite its romanticism and smoothness, requires a very high technique and strict discipline.

Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti - Tango Show I couldn't ignore the tango waltz! This is finally, like a light peppercorn in this post!

source-lita.ru/dance/ball/history_ball/, tsk-vitaminc.ru/istoriya-venskogo-valsa

At the origins of the waltz
The progenitors of the waltz are both the Austrian folk dance Lendler and the Provencal Volta dance. Both of these dances are paired and danced to the music in size ¾, and if in the landler the gentleman, having brought the partner he liked into a circle, rotated her around him, then jumps predominated in the volte, and then quick turns and rotations appeared. In France, the volt was forbidden to be performed at court, and Cardinal Richelieu saw in it the undermining of the foundations of religion and society. (It is not difficult to imagine - at the beginning of the 18th century, when a dignified and gallant minuet came into fashion, the fact that a gentleman takes a lady’s hand was considered an unprecedented violation of decency!) But the volt, mixed with a landler, gained popularity in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria , got a new character - wide, sliding and smooth movements, got rid of jumps and got a new name - waltz (from the German word walzen - spinning). And no royal decrees and official criticism, no bans and non-recognitions could stop the waltz's bewitching whirling through ballrooms and concert halls, city and country squares. Thousands of songs sound in the rhythm of the waltz, the waltz sounds in the opera, operetta, in the cinema. Many composers write concert and symphonic waltzes, and the waltz is one of the most popular dances, but this name hides a variety of options - Viennese waltz, French waltz, English waltz.

viennese waltz
The famous Viennese waltz also has its own history. Although the waltz was a huge success and made a splash in many courts of Europe, at the very beginning of the 19th century the official attitude towards the waltz was very cautious - at balls in Vienna itself, the waltz was allowed to dance no more than 10 minutes: the hugs of a gentleman and a lady in a dance were considered not quite appropriate . But it was no longer possible to stop the waltz, and when in 1815, after the victory over Napoleon, the congress of the victorious allies was held in Vienna, the waltz was selflessly danced at all the balls - charming, magical, brilliant. It was then that the waltz acquired its specific feature - an accentuated rhythm, which made this dance more elegant and more romantic. Two remarkable composers who lived in Vienna - Johann Strauss-father (1804 - 1849) and even more famous Johann Strauss-son, who wrote such widely known and popular masterpieces today as "The Blue Danube" and "Tales of the Vienna Woods", undoubtedly contributed to the formation of the Viennese waltz, that in the 19th century this dance eclipsed all others. The waltz, having become an official ballroom dance, was in perfect harmony with the fashion of that time: narrow-waisted dresses with luxurious puffy skirts with crinoline emphasized the beauty of the lady's movements.
And today the Viennese waltz preserves the traditions of ballroom dancing of the 19th century and is performed in the third position, during the performance the body must be strictly tightened, pretentious bends and mannerisms are not welcome. The beauty of the Viennese waltz lies in the changeable tempo and in the constantly alternating left and right turns. The rapid whirling of the Viennese waltz requires the couple to fully understand. Movements in the Viennese waltz should be performed smoothly and with grace, despite the swiftness of whirling.

Naturally, in Vienna itself, the attitude towards the Viennese waltz is special. In the city garden of Vienna, everyone who wants to dance this waltz on summer evenings to the sounds of an orchestra located on a small stage near the bronze monument to Johann Strauss. And at the traditional annual New Year's Eve ball at the famous Vienna Opera House, a large number of dancers perform this unfading and romantic dance.

Slow waltz

During its 150-year history, the waltz has undergone many changes. The slow waltz finally took shape in England, and although it is also called the Boston waltz, it is difficult to talk about the actual place of its birth. Someone believes that this form was also born in Austria, someone is inclined to believe that it has Russian roots.

One thing can be said without any doubt - in England, the waltz was recognized and admitted to the court later than in other European countries. And although in this country, where traditional restraint is a national feature, the waltz gained ardent fans, but the opponents of the waltz also behaved quite energetically and furiously. Only the intervention of Queen Elizabeth could legitimize this dance. And after Princess Victoria invited the Johann Strauss Orchestra on the day of her coronation - June 28, 1838, the waltz finally "settled" in the palace ballrooms. True, at court balls the waltz was danced more slowly than in Vienna. It is not known exactly where this other form of the waltz came from, which was played in two steps to three measures of music, but it also achieved great success. Perhaps this version of the dance was easier to learn, and perhaps this version was a compromise between ardent admirers of the new dance and ardent opponents of the waltz, who consider it an obscene dance: in a slow waltz, the partners keep slightly apart.
This waltz differs from the classical Viennese in both music and movements, and today it is considered an independent dance. In music, instead of accompaniment for three beats “bass-chord-chord”, “bass-chord-pause” is used, which allows you to whimsically change the rhythm of the melody. The dance technique, the positions in the pair, the movements of the partners also change. In a slow waltz, the couple's movements are sliding, soft, undulating. At competitions, the slow waltz, despite its romanticism and smoothness, requires a very high performance technique and strict discipline.