Waltz
- Created by: jessicawyatt
- Created on: 12-04-16 17:30
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- Waltz
- Instruments
- Orchestra
- Piano
- Characteristics
- 3/4
- Um-cha-cha bass line
- Accented bass note 'um'
- Fast, dotted minim=70 bpm
- Rubato
- Slow harmonic pace
- Smooth and flowing
- Binary form
- Slow introduction, allows dancers to get into position
- Dance
- Paired dance
- Ballroom hold- close contact
- Repeated sequence of three steps
- Rise and fall
- Origins
- Late 18th century
- Vienna, Austria
- Became popular in the 19th century
- Controversial when it first came out because of the close contact between partners
- Composers
- Tchaikovsky
- Instruments
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