Danube

: For other uses of "Danube", see Danube (disambiguation).

Cultural significance

The Danube is mentioned in the title of a famous waltz by Austrian composer Johann Strauss, An der schönen, blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube).

Related Topics:
Waltz - Austria - Composer - Johann Strauss - An der schönen, blauen Donau

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Another famous waltz about the Danube is The Waves of the Danube (Romanian: Valurile Dunarii) by the Romanian composer Ion Ivanovici (1845-1902), and the work took the audience by storm when performed at the 1889 Paris Exposition.

Related Topics:
Waltz - The Waves of the Danube - Romanian - Ion Ivanovici - Paris Exposition

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The German tradition of landscape painting, the Danube school, was developed in the Danube valley in the 16th century.

Related Topics:
Danube school - 16th century

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The most famous book describing the Danube ought to be Claudio Magris's masterpiece Danube (ISBN 1860468233).

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