https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/11/the-waltz-its-father-its-king-and-dont-forget-matilda-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-11T13:05:00+00:00THE WALTZ— ITS FATHER, ITS KING, AND DON’T FORGET MATILDA PART 2"A Little Night Music" Sondheim (3-4 time), The Village People's "YMCA" (Trump use w/o approval), "Waltzing Matilda" Australian folklore (neither waltz nor gal Matilda), Johann Strauss Sr. (Jewish background/Nazis falsified), Slonimsky: Strauss father/son complications, Johann Strauss Jr. (mother hid his music training from his father), Nicolas Slonimsky and cat Grody-To-The-Max, "Lexicon of Musical Invective" Nicolas Slonimsky (lots of Richard Strauss/no Johanns),https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/lede-2.jpg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/10/the-waltz-its-father-its-king-and-dont-forget-matilda-part-1/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-10T13:05:00+00:00THE WALTZ—ITS FATHER, ITS KING, AND DON’T FORGET MATILDA PART 1"The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians" Nicolas Slinimsky, "Lectionary of Music" Nicolas Slinimsky, the waltz: 3/4 time (originally fit only for peasants), English dowager upon seeing waltzing couple: "Are they married?", Brahms autographs "Blue Danube" noting "Unfortunately not by me", Johann Strauss Sr. "The Father of the Waltz", Johann Strauss Jr. "The Waltz King", In 1770 Bavaria forbade the waltz, waltz gains respectability during Congress of Vienna 1815, "waltz becomes part of symphonies: Berlioz/Tchaikovsky/Mahlerhttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/images.jpeg?w=150