Round 9: Tossup 10

In a piece depicting one of these locations, the first violins introduce a melody beginning (read slowly) “pickup B, E, pickup F-sharp, G, pickup A, three Bs.” A solo french horn over tremolo strings introduces a melody which begins “D, F-sharp, A, A” in a piece titled for one of these locations. After a movement depicting “The High Castle,” the second movement of Bedrich Smetana’s (*) Ma Vlast depicts one of (-5[1])these locations. Every New Year’s, the Vienna Philharmonic plays a (-5[1])waltz named for being set “By the Beautiful” one of these natural locations. For 10 points, name these locations depicted in “Die Moldau” and Johann Strauss II’s “The Blue (10[5])Danube.” ■END■

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