Johann Strauss II originally composed the blue danube as a symphony. Currently there are many different versions of the blue danube. For the piano, there is a simplified version played by a single player, and another far more complicated version that is much closer to the original symphony for duo pianos. I have a suspicion that the duo piano version of the blue danube was what appeared in Tom and Jerry episode about Johann Strauss. It definitely seems like there are more than five melodies on the piano being played when Tom was on the piano.
Anyway, I was thrilled the other day that I was able to find the duo version on the piano. Unfortunately, this version of the blue danube is no longer in print, and is therefore lost in history forever.
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