Johann Strauss II –
The Blue Danube Waltz

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“The Blue Danube” is
the common English title of
“An der schönen blauen Donau”,
Op. 314;

German for
“By the Beautiful Blue Danube”,
a waltz by the Austrian composer
Johann Strauss II(1825-1899),
composed in 1866.

Originally performed on
15 February 1867 at a concert
of the Wiener Männergesangsverein
(Vienna Men’s Choral Association),

it has been one of the most
consistently popular pieces of
music in the classical repertoire.

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The Danube River

The Danube is the longest
international river in Europe.
It flows through 10 countries
from the Black Forest in Germany
to the mouth of the Black Sea,
and most of its 2000 miles
length is navigable.

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