Waltz dai 17 ban totanchou "Ooinu no waltz"

ワルツ第17番 ト短調"大犬のワルツ"

Song Information

Artist: virkato
BPM: 190-290/220-310/230-320/220-350
Genre: VALSE
VJ: alo (overlays by NAGI)
First Appeared On: AC SIRIUS
Length: 2:10 (game), 2:18 (OST)

Lyrics

None

Song Connections/Remixes

• This song may be a sequel to ピアノ協奏曲第1番"蠍火".
• One of only two IIDX songs done entirely on piano, the other being avant-guerre
• A longer version which is a combination of the [H] and [A] tracks appears in the OST.
• The alternate song title "Valse du Grande Chien" is a possible reference to Chopin's Minute Waltz, also nicknamed "Valse du Petit Chien" (Waltz of the Little Dog).
• A long version of this song appears on wac's album, 音楽.

Trivia

• The song is the secret ES for the Parallel Rotation IIDX RED folder in AC SIRIUS.
• This song has a different BPM for each difficulty: 190-290 on Normal, 220-310 on Hyper, 230-320 on Single Another, and 220-350 on Double Another.
• Has the most notes of any DP Another, with 2290 notes.
• This is one of the few songs that does not use the turntable.
• The song's title can translate to Waltz No. 17 in G minor, "Waltz of the Greater Dog"
• The LED ticker displays the title as "Valse du Grande Chien"
• In keeping with wac's astronomy/star motif, the song title refers to Canis Major, the constellation that the binary star system Sirius resides in.

Song Production Information

The Waltz of the Big Dog (Valse du Grande Chien) was a waltz composed for a solo pianist by Virkato Wakhmaninov (1873-1974). (1)

Virkato had a large dog, and from time to time would chase his own tail.
The spinning of the dog, going round and round and round at such a high speed, is said to have inspired him to make this song.(2)

Of the 17 waltzes that had supposedly been written by Virkato, this is the only known one that he had released.
The other 16 waltzes that he made were never released, and in his will, he stipulated that they should not be released. (3)
There are several theories of why he never released the music. The most prominent theory states that he was bitter about the criticism and taunts about his music and as a way of revenge, he would never release his other waltzes. (4)
This theory has been heavily criticized, however.

Originally, according to a friend of Virkato, this song was supposed to be of a longer length, in order to be more entertaining.
Around the same time however, he decided to incorporate the better parts of the song, and shortened the song to around 2 minutes, "in order to keep the attention of the audience."
He continued to work on this song, putting lots of effort into it.
The song is remarkable in that a beginner, intermediate, or advanced musician would be able to play, albeit with different timings for each.(5)
When this song was distributed, the song was kept under 2 minutes, with the accompanying adjustments to tempo added.
Some questioned the tempo of the song, saying that with the high BPM of the melody, the song was not a waltz, but rather a scherzo.(6)
When this was pointed out to Virkato, he stated "It is a waltz! I do not care if it is an original waltz, OK!"
His emotion in making that statement, along with the tears in his eyes, asserted his intention.

(Clarification: Watanabe (nee: Kobayashi) Kenji)

• 1. It has been rumored that the original song sheet length was 57 meters long and weighed 550 tons. This rumor is considered to be a myth, however.
  
• 2. Virkato stated that he was inspired by his dog, but his wife says that he was inspired by her making pancakes with butter. She stated one day, "You know, if I could add butter to this, it would mix better!". This, however, has been dismissed as a lie.
  
• 3. It was also stipulated in his will that the contents of the HDD of his computer be erased at the same time at the time of his death, in order that no one would be able to research his songs.
  
• 4. A theory has been raised, saying the title of the song should be "Waltz in G minor, 'Waltz of the pack'". However, arguments against this state that it would go against Virkato's style and that he may have been bluffing.
  
• 5. This is unusual. At the time he released the song, this may have been considered normal, but it may have been if the song was released in its longer form.
  
• 6. Virkato was reportedly not happy with the reviews saying the song was too fast. "If they cannot dance to it, then they can't dance at all!"

Apparently, he got a few of his friends together to dance to this song. The later song, she is my wife, may relate to this.

Video Production Information

This waltz sounded to me like a violent tantrum.
It gave me an image of my older sister! The thing is, my sister loves big dogs.
Is it weird that I would notice this?

Difficulty & Notecounts

Beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BemaniWIKI and Textage.cc.)

Beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts	-	669	1214	1684	640	1259	2290
IIDX 17 SIRIUS AC	-	6	10	12	6	10	12