"The Blue Danube" is one of the masterpieces of the Austrian "Waltz King" Johann Strauss. For more than a hundred years it spread throughout the world. It is a poem by the poet Carl Beck: "You are sentimental, you are young, beautiful, gentle and gentle, like the sparkling gold in the mine, the true love awakens there, beside the Danube, beside the beautiful blue Danube", which brought great inspiration to the composer. The inspiration came to make the "melody of "The Blue Danube" "just like this beautiful river, ups and downs, rushing and pouring, and finally returned to the poetic tranquility...", and enjoys the title of Austria's "second national anthem" Good name.

"The Blue Danube" adopts the typical structure of a Viennese waltz, consisting of a prelude, five small waltzes and an ending. The overture uses gentle violin tremolo as the background, and the French horn plays an imaginative musical theme. It brings to mind beautiful and vivid pictures: the riverbank reflected in the morning light, the forest reflection in the water, the Danube flowing quietly, etc. Then, the band played a light and cheerful waltz rhythm, preparing for the appearance of the first waltz.

The first waltz is a two-part form, and the music in section A is as natural and smooth as the flowing Danube River.

The theme of paragraph B is relaxed, clear and cheerful.

It expresses the scene of "spring is coming and the earth is laughing".

The Second Waltz is a three-part form, and the music in Section A is clear and optimistic.

The B section shifts to bB major, with a lyrical singing quality.

The music is as written in the original lyrics, "The lips are like roses, smiling at us, the beautiful spring girl, wearing a colorful coat", "The dew is her tears, the birds sing in the trees On the top...". Then repeat section A.

The Third Waltz uses two contrasting musical materials to form a single two-part form. The theme of paragraph A is beautiful, elegant and imaginative.

The theme of section B is lively and fluid, which further enhances the sense of rotation of the music.

The fourth waltz has a freer rhythm, and the musical image changes from external singing to inner feeling, in a single two-part form. The theme of paragraph A is very beautiful:

The theme of paragraph B is cheerful and enthusiastic.

The Fifth Waltz can be said to be the musical continuation and development of the Fourth Waltz. It is in the form of a single and two-part song, with the theme of section A stretching out tenderness.

The music in Section B becomes more intense as the rotation speeds up, forming the climax of the whole piece:

The ending part is longer, and it successively reproduces the third, second, fourth and first waltzes. part, and finally ends the whole song in a warm atmosphere.