Freuet Euch des Lebens
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Freuet Euch des Lebens op. 340, is a waltz
composed by Johann Strauss II
. It was written for the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, and premiered at the new Musikverein building in Vienna
in 1870.
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
composed by Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
. It was written for the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, and premiered at the new Musikverein building in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1870.