| 单词 | viennese waltz |
| 释义 | > as lemmasViennese waltz Viennese waltz n. a fast form of waltz originating in Vienna, considered to be the original form of the dance and characterized by a romantic, nostalgic quality; (also) a piece of music based on or accompanying this dance, in which the second beat of the bar is typically played slightly ahead. [After German Wiener Walzer (late 18th cent.; in early use perhaps not yet as a fixed compound).] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > waltz valse1796 waltz1816 Viennese waltz1842 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > ballroom dancing > [noun] > waltz > types of waltz slow waltz1804 Viennese waltz1842 trois-temps1859 deux-temps1860 old-fashioned waltz1863 Boston1879 hesitation1914 1842 Manch. Times & Gaz. 24 Dec. 2/3 The best of these little organs come from Nuremberg; their tone is agreeable, though piercing; their tunes are principally Viennese waltzes, and other German compositions. 1896 Era 1 Feb. 18/4 A country dance, a dashing Bohemian polka, a mazurka, a Viennese waltz, and a gavotte follow one another in quick succession. 1935 Punch 23 Oct. 470/2 As it was removed from its case he saw that it was a sousaphone—the instrument that plays the ‘oom’ in Viennese waltzes while the rest of the orchestra follows with the ‘wump wump’. 2018 Sunderland Echo (Nexis) 29 Sept. The pair wowed the judges with their Viennese Waltz to It's a Man's World. < as lemmas |
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