"Waves of the

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composed by Iosif Ivanovici in 1880, and is one of the most famous

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tunes in the world. The song has many variations throughout the piece, reminiscent of the music of

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. Through the Viennese style variations, there is still a distinct Slavic style. In the United States, it is frequently referred to as "The Anniversary Song",Iosef Ivanovici
at johann-strauss.org.uk a title given by

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when he and

Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won ...

released an adaptation of the song in

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.Biography of Iosif Ivanovici
at naxos.com

Rise to prominence

"Waves of the Danube" was first published in

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1880 Events January *January 27 – Thomas Edison is granted a patent for the incandescent light bulb. Edison filed for a US patent for an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected ... to platina contact wires." gr ...

. It was dedicated to Emma Gebauer, the wife of

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Constantin Gebauer. Composer

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made an orchestration of the piece in 1886, which was performed for the first time at the 1889 Paris Exposition, and took the audience by storm. It won the march prize to mark the exhibition out of 116 entries. Ivanovici's "Danube Waves" was published in the United States in 1896 and republished in 1903 by the Theodore Lohr Company in an arrangement for piano by Simon Adler. The published version was called "Waves of the Danube." The composition is also known as "Danube Waves Waltz."

Use in popular music

"In Praise of Death"

The melody of "Waves of the Danube" was used in what is regarded as

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's first popular (

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) song, "In Praise of Death" by

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recorded in 1926. The song was recorded in

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, where she met and fell in love with a Korean married man. The two boarded a steamship returning to Korea, but ended their lives by jumping into the sea.

"The Anniversary Song"

"Waves of the Danube" became well known in the United States only half a century later.

and

published it in

under the name of "The Anniversary Song" ("Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed") and as their own composition. The 1946

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of the song credits the

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s as Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin with music by Iosif Ivanovici. Jolson and Chaplin wrote the lyrics while Chaplin adapted Ivanovici's music. Al Jolson released "The Anniversary Song" on

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as catalog number 23714. It first reached the ''

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'' charts on February 7, 1947, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

Other recordings of The Anniversary Song

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released a version of the song on Columbia as catalog number 37234; it first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on February 28, 1947, and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. * A recording by

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was cut on December 13, 1946, and released by

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as catalog number 23799; it first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on February 14, 1947, and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. *

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and the

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featuring Garry Stevens and the Mello Larks on vocals released a version of the song in 1947 on

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as catalog number 20-2126; it first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on February 21, 1947, and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. *

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and his New Music Orchestra released a version the same year. * Anne Shelton recorded the song in 1946 for

in the UK. * Andy Russell and

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released a version on

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as catalog number 368; it first reached the ''Billboard'' charts on March 14, 1947, and lasted two weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. *

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recorded the song on March 28, 1947, with

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and his Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers for

and it was included in his album ''

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''. * Guitarist

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and the

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released a version in 1947 on Blue Star as a 78, Blue Star 33. *

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performed ''The Anniversary Song'' for

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. The recording is available on the Frank Sinatra collection ''The Radio Years''. *

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recorded the song in 1958 and it was included in his album ''Star Dust''. *

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included the song in her album ''Among My Souvenirs'' (1958). *

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included a bilingual version in English and

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in her album '' Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites'' in 1960. *

Mitch Miller Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...

and his Gang also performed and recorded the song and it was included in the album ''Happy Times! - Sing Along with Mitch'' (1961). *

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included the song in his album The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies (1964). *

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included the song in his Jolson tribute album ''You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet'' (1968). *

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included the song in his album ''Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow'' (1977) * In 1959, a rock-and-roll instrumental version entitled "Big River", performed by the Buddy Brennan Quartet, reached the Music Vendor Top 100. * In 1972, a rocked up version was released by

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drummer

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on his album '' Oh How We Danced''. *

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included the song in his album Willie’s Stash, Vol. 1: December Day (2014).

"Der Chasene Waltz"

An arrangement by Henry Lefkowitch with

lyrics by

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was published in 1947 as "Der Chasene Waltz" ("The Wedding Waltz"). However, the online catalog of the

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Libraries contains a record that has 1941 as publication date for this song.

In film

In 1931, film director

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used the melody in his film ''

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'', in which

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d several piano performances of it. The tune was next used, without being credited, in the 1934 American comedy film ''

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''. Under the name of "The Anniversary Song" it was featured in Al Jolson's

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Columbia film ''

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'' in 1946 and the sequel ''

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'' (1949), as well as in '' Blondie's Anniversary'' in 1947. Under the name "Waves of the Danube" the tune was used in

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's 1949 film ''

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''. After

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the tune was used in 1959 in a Romanian film by

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dealing with the war, titled, after the song, ''Valurile Dunării''. A cover by

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was used in 1968 as the title song for cult British Hammer horror ''

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'' starring

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. It has also appeared in the movies ''

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'' in 1964, ''

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'' in 1968, '' Falling in Love Again'' in 1980, ''

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'' in 1985, ''

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'' in 1990, ''

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'' in 1999, '' Father and Daughter'' in 2000, and ''

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'' in 2003. "Waves of the Danube" is used in and referred to by characters in the 1963 Soviet film Alyonka, directed by

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, in which a newly-graduated dentist imagines her new life on the steppe accompanied by Ivanovici's melody. This tune was also used by the famous Indian film maker

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in many of his movies, all the way from Barsaat to Dharm Karm. This song is also sung in the Japanese movie "Tree Without Leaves" (Rakuyoju, 1986). In the bibliographic film

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this waltz is used in one of the final acts in a dance between the protagonist Chiuge Sugihara and his wife near by an orchestra.

On television

The song was sung with American lyrics by

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(as character Ralph Malph) on the ABC sitcom ''

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'', in the 1976 episode titled "They Shoot Fonzies Don't They?"

In books

The song is sung by Alexander-Shura, the main character of the bestseller novel ''

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'', by Paullina Simons (2001), the night of his wedding with Tatiana, in Lazarevo.

Fame in other countries

*The tune, along with the corresponding lyrics used in the movie ''Valurile Dunării'', was very popular in

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beginning in the 1960s. *The melody of "Waves of the Danube" has been well known in

, since the 1920s, thanks to the

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Youn Shim-Deok. It is known there as "The Psalm of Death".Lee, Young Mee (2006) ''The Beginnings of Korean Pop, in Korean Pop Music: Riding the Wave'', edited by Keith Howard, England: Global Oriental, 2006, p.3. *Japanese

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group

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& Bunnys recorded this on their 1967 album ''Let's Go Unmei''. *In

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uses a combination of this tone together with sections from " The Big Ben Chimes" as the

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for its limited express services departing from

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towards

since 1978. *The interlude of "Jeena Yehann Maranaa Yehann" in the

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film ''

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'' uses this tune. *In

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, an instrumental recording from

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is the best known and the most popular. It is played both at weddings and

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s. *The Dutch film, '' Father and Daughter'' uses this melody, along with variations from the original melody.

Notes

References

External links

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