3/24/09.  The Viennese Waltz

Lecture:  The Social History of the Viennese Waltz

Historical Roots of the Waltz:

Ländler, Turning Dances:

Film Clip:  Ländler from The Sound of Music(Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer)

Origins of Waltz in 18th Century: Return to Nature

Changes in Tempo & Form —> “Waltz High”:

Public Outcry Against Waltz:

Music for Late 18th- & Early 19th-Century Waltzes: 

Early 19th-Century Viennese Waltz & Dancehalls:

Changes in Form of Waltz

Waltz King: Joh. Strauß, Jr.:

Film Clip:  Mayerling, Court Ball

National Variants of the Waltz:

III. Dancing the Waltz