A Response to 2001: A Space Odyssey I love having the Blue Danube waltz in 2001; it's my favorite part of the movie. What I find most amusing about it is that it ties in so well with the smoothness of a space orbit. In the first space scene, anything that is free floating, like the pen or the ships themselves, is perfectly in balance with the music. Nothing in orbit is ever rushed, and at no time does it ever falter from its halcyon state of existence. The Blue Danube matches this perfectly
Abstract: This lab investigated the effects of classical music on memorization. It was conducted to test the hypothesis that classical music, specifically “The Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss II would help the test subjects retain a higher percentage of information compared to studying regularly without music. The test subjects were divided in to 10 males and 10 females of the same age who were asked to remember a set of 10 cards with music and a set of 10 cards without music each within 30
It’s in the east part of Austria and shares borders with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It has the second largest number of German speakers after Berlin. Before Vienna came into being, it was controlled by a Celtic settlement called Vindobona, later it was taken over by the Romans and then turned into a military camp. (Vienna). It is also a place of historic architecture and cosmopolitan living. The Waltz is a big part of the Austrian culture. In an Austrian wedding ceremony, the Waltz is
Leopold, being a minor composer and a court musician. Nannerl was a talented harpsichordist, and was 4 years older than her brother. Young Wolfgang began his musical career at age three, by listening to his sister and father, and preformed his first concert, including pieces that he wrote himself, at the age of five. According to Melograni, when Leopold Mozart realized Wolfgang's tremendous potential, he began giving lessons to him, from the harpsichord manual he had written for the older Nannerl. The
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