The Blue Danube

Summary

The Blue Danube is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Blue Danube's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Blue Danube's composer is recorded as Johann Strauss II^[4].
• The Blue Danube's genre is concert waltz^[5].
• The Blue Danube's Commons category is recorded as An der schönen blauen Donau^[6].
• 1866 marks the founding of The Blue Danube^[7].
• The Blue Danube's tonality is recorded as D major^[8].
• The Blue Danube's main subject is Danube^[9].
• The Blue Danube's date of first performance is recorded as February 15, 1867^[10].
• The Blue Danube's date of first performance is recorded as March 10, 1867^[11].
• The Blue Danube's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'An der schönen blauen Donau'}^[12].
• The Blue Danube's form of creative work is recorded as concert waltz^[13].
• The Blue Danube's opus number is recorded as 314^[14].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Genre(s): classical, orchestral, waltz^[15]

• Community tags: classical, orchestral, waltz^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6763c20d-f2df-3347-8a0e-7abad42a5a56^[17]

Body

Publication

The Blue Danube's genre is concert waltz^[5].

Subject and Themes

The Blue Danube's main subject is Danube^[9].

Why It Matters

The Blue Danube ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,569 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]