The Blue Danube (main theme)
by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) · Romantic · Easy
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy · Level 2 | 2 of 5 | C major | 0:39 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:39 of The Blue Danube (main theme) in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
The Blue Danube (main theme) is a calm Romantic piece by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899). It is rated level 2 of 5, easy, and takes about 0:39 to play in C major. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.
About Johann Strauss II (1825–1899): Austrian composer known as the Waltz King, the composer of The Blue Danube.
How to play The Blue Danube (main theme) on piano
- Learn each hand on its own before putting them together. In the app, choose Left or Right and the other hand plays for you, so you still hear the whole piece.
- Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
- Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Nikos Kouremenos for the Mutopia Project. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Source: Mutopia Project.
The source file may be shared and adapted, also commercially, with credit to the typesetter and adaptations under the same license; the preview on this page is an excerpt of it, under that license.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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