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Forming the centrepiece of a joint celebration to commemorate both the 200th birthday of composer Johan Strauss and the 50th ...
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The European Space Agency (ESA) beamed Strauss’s The Blue Danube into deep space as a musical message to aliens.
The recent performance, organized by Vienna Symphony Orchestra director Jan Nast, was aimed at correcting the composition's ...
VIENNA (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s big ...
Traveling at the speed of light, the music was expected to overtake Voyager 1 within 23 hours. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra performed the “Blue Danube” during the space transmission, which actually ...
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...