Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 2 includes his C minor "Second" of these pieces.
A piece in this genre begins with a 6/8 time introduction in which quick ascending scales from the flute and the piccolo alternate with quick descending scales from two solo violins. One of these pieces titled for a gramophone was written by Moldovan composer Eugen Doga. The Merry Widow includes one of these pieces that begins with the words "Lippen schweigen," or "Lips stay silent." These pieces comprise the bulk of the repertoire of an orchestra founded in 1984 by Dutch violinist (*) AndrÃ© Rieu. Examples of this genre include "Over the Waves" by Juventino Rosas and one titled for skaters by Ã‰mile Waldteufel. Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 2 includes his C minor "Second" of these pieces. "Voices of Spring," "Wine, Woman and Song," and "Vienna Blood" are examples of these pieces by the so-called "king" of this genre, Johann Strauss II. "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" is an example of, for 10 points, what ballroom dance in 3/4 time?
A piece in this genre begins with a 6/8 time introduction in which quick ascending scales from the flute and the piccolo alternate with quick descending scales from two solo violins.
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