Final Waltz

Musicologist Anna Petrova.
& Quot; Once again about Waltz! & Quot;

Grand ceremonial and ritual supplanted great simplicity of manners, natural communicative behavior, freedom and looseness of the senses; approves new, fairly democratic forms of social life, not limited to the scope of the court etiketa.Na broad areas, in large concert halls, theaters, mass celebrations sounded Music is different than the one that knew the feudal epoha.I one of the pillars of this music became ritmointonatsii waltz.
On the other hand, the upper classes of European society: the aristocracy, the elite of the bourgeoisie, the higher clergy saw waltz nepristoynosti.Na limit their view of "sedition" was that in front of all Cavalier lady hugged her waist, cuddle, as if fenced off steam from all over the world-it was "horrible!" And while the ladies of high society enthusiastically danced the waltz, one of the French courtiers end 18veka said: "I completely understand our ladies, with such enthusiasm dancing this new dance, but they admit to it danced their daughter? "Waltz compared with cholera and leprosy, heard countless cries of that society, civilization, religion threatens to" waltz infection ".
In Vienna in the first decade 19veka forbidden to waltz more than 10Minutes podryad.Angliysky poet Lord Byron, the rebel, freedom fighter in 1813godu wrote humorous poem "Waltz", a satirical arrows which were directed not only against the British Cabinet, but also against coming into fashion as the waltz dance very nepristoynogo.Pri the German courts waltz was banned until the end of 19veka and the ban lifted only Kaiser Wilhelm II.
In Russian waltz disliked EkaterinaII.Pravivshy after her Emperor Paul even issued a special police regulations prohibiting the use of dancing, "valsenom called" .Ofitserov, convicted of dancing thereof, put on gauptvahtu.I only at the turn 18-19vv., Already at AleksandreI, Waltz gained citizenship rights and Rossii.My remember with what delight he danced in his first ball in 1811godu Natasha Rostova.
Was taking his time and 19veka Waltz, despite all the "thunder and lightning" that struck him, gradually conquered Europe, and then the whole mir.V modest mid-century musicians from the suburbs of Vienna, Lanner and Strauss made his true King dances. Incidentally, Strauss, translated from German means "bouquet" .and it really was a bunch of musicians, orchestras, music, waltzes ...
The founder of this glorious names of Johann Strauss started with another patriarch -Yozefom Lanner waltz, but true prosperity and perfection waltz reached in the works of Strauss, the son of Joseph and his brothers and Eduarda.Premera Orchestra Strauss II was held in 1844godu.Pozhaluy, from this time really started winning streak waltz around miru.Imenno Strauss-son waltz waltz became final, gained a complete and perfect vid.Eto smooth spinning in uniform, trilobal rhythm moreover, circling slowly, without toroplivosti.Zamette, waltz never dance quickly, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra Strauss type never played a waltz quickly, otherwise the dancers just will not have time to do shagi.Eto always smooth melody wide breath that lasts a long time, or will break the line of dance, his endless flight to krugu.Pri this from a simple music for the feet from a simple musical accompaniment of dance, waltz, more and more turning into a colorful musical poem: the famous Strauss waltzes: "The Beautiful Blue Danube", "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Voices of Spring", "Artist's Life" and many others ... a rich range of emotions, sparkling palette of colors, the inexhaustible variety of tunes they pose sebe.Ya all this lies in the impeccable art form, passed the language of a true Master.