Waltz
- Created by: Emma Kirkup
- Created on: 09-04-14 12:56
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- Waltz
- Started in Vienna, in Austria
- The first ones were written in 1790
- They were played by the large orchestras that were standard in the Romantic period
- There was a lot of brass and woodwind used, as well as more unusual instruments like piccolos
- The percussion section had a big variety of instruments, like timpani, tambourine, triangle and snare drum
- There was a lot of brass and woodwind used, as well as more unusual instruments like piccolos
- Waltzes got very popular, and spread into operas and ballets
- People also like to play them at home on the piano. Chopin, Schumann, Brahms and Weber all wrote waltzes for playing at home
- Composers
- Started in Vienna, in Austria
- The Music
- Waltz
- Started in Vienna, in Austria
- The first ones were written in 1790
- They were played by the large orchestras that were standard in the Romantic period
- The percussion section had a big variety of instruments, like timpani, tambourine, triangle and snare drum
- The percussion section had a big variety of instruments, like timpani, tambourine, triangle and snare drum
- Waltzes got very popular, and spread into operas and ballets
- People also like to play them at home on the piano. Chopin, Schumann, Brahms and Weber all wrote waltzes for playing at home
- Composers
- Started in Vienna, in Austria
- The chords are mostly I, IV and V
- The chord changes are slow so waltzes have a slow harmonic rhythm
- To make the music more interesting, composers add appoggiaturas and chromatic notes
- The chord changes are slow so waltzes have a slow harmonic rhythm
- It is in triple metre (3/4) and it has an 'oom cha cha' rhythm
- Waltz
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