It was a commission by a wealthy acquaintance who had Strauss write it for a special woman in his life and asked it to match her playful but majestic beauty.
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You must be referring to the river Danube, which inspired the waltz known in English as The Blue Danube but in German as An der schönen blauen Donau.
Walking through the forest, Strauss heard a bird chirping "bom bom bom bom" (the part where violins play 1-2-3-4) And the rest came naturally!
Russell Corrigal, from Winnipeg Manitoba, wrote one of the songs called Red River Waltz. There was a few of them about 1965 is when his version came out. I have a 45 rpm recording of this.
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ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (WER UNS GETRAUT) From the operetta "Gypsy Baron" (Composed by: Johann Strauß II Adapted by: Dimitri Tiomkin for the film "The Great Waltz" English lyrics for the film by: Oscar Hammerstein II)
Yes he did. He had a Newfoundland dog & it's coat was cut off to send to Johann's fans in the USA to save himself from going bald! I would love to know what the dogs name was if anyone out there knows. If you do could you write it on this question answer???