Listen: Waltz examples
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About Waltz
Waltz is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical dance music.
Among the best-known names in the style are André Rieu.
Waltz has given rise to 1 subgenre on this site, such as Venezuelan waltz.
From Wikipedia
A waltz, probably deriving from German Ländler, is dance music in triple metre, often written in 34 time. A waltz typically sounds one chord per measure, and the accompaniment style particularly associated with the waltz is (as seen in the example to the right) to play the root of the chord on the first beat, the upper notes on the second and third beats. It can be thought of as "oom-pa-pa", a common example to make the first beat heavier in the waltz. It falls into about an 84 to 108 BPM.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Waltz.
- ↑ classical dance music
- ↓ Venezuelan waltz
Key artists
- André Rieu
Questions people ask
Real questions from the Stack Exchange community – follow a link to read the discussion.
- Performance practice of Viennese Waltz · Music SE
Frequently asked questions
What is Waltz?
Waltz is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical dance music.
Who are famous Waltz artists?
André Rieu.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q8701407 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Waltz (music) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Chopin Minute Waltz bars 1-10 by Chopin – Public domain
- Chopin - Waltz in D-flat Op-64 No-1 (Minute) (Piano Performance by eldüendesüarez) by Chopin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Waltz Op. 69 no. 2 in B minor by Frederic Chopin – CC0 1.0