List of compositions by Johann Strauss II
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This is an incomplete list of works written by the Austrian composer
Johann Strauss II
(1825–1899).
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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...
(1825–1899).
OperaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
- Ritter Pázmán (Knight Pázmán), komische Oper in 3 acts, libretto by L Doczi, after J Arany (Vienna, 1892)
WaltzWaltzThe 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...
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- SinngedichteSinngedichteSinngedichte , Op. 1, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1844 for his debut as a composer at Dommayer's Casino in Vienna. The waltz was played along with several other compositions that Strauss had written for the occasion, such as the waltz Gunstwerber and the polka Herzenslust...
, Op. 1, Epigrams (1844) - GunstwerberGunstwerberGunstwerber , Op. 4, is a waltz by Johann Strauss II.It was first played on 15 October 1844 at Strauss' début as a composer in Dommayer's Casino in Hietzing, Vienna, along with several of Strauss' other works, such as the waltz Sinngedichte and the polka Herzenslust...
, Op. 4, Wooers of Favour (1844) - Faschingslieder, Op. 11, Carnival Songs (1846)
- Jugendträume, Op. 12, Youthful Dreams (1846)
- SträußchenSträußchenSträußchen , op. 15, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in July 1845. It was first performed at the first ball held in the newly renovated 'Zum goldenen Strauss' ballroom in the buildings of the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna....
, Op. 15, Bouquets (1846) - Sängerfahrten, Op. 41, Singers' Journeys (1847)
- Klange aus der WalacheiKlange aus der WalacheiKlänge aus der Walachei , opus 50, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition was first performed on 6 January 1848 in Bucharest in Wallachia , as part of a six-month tour of Europe that Strauss was conducting with his orchestra...
, Op. 50, Echoes from Walachia (1850) - Freiheitslieder, Op. 52
- Burschenlieder, Op. 55
- Frohsinns-SpendenFrohsinns-SpendenFrohsinns-Spenden , opus 73, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition premiered in January 1850 in the Sofienbad-Saal, at a charity ball....
, Op. 73, Gifts of Cheerfulness (1850) - Lava-StrömeLava-StrömeLava-Ströme , opus 74, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written to commemorate the volcanic activity within Vesuvius in 1850...
, Op. 74, Streams of Lava (1850) - Rhadamantus-KlängeRhadamantus-KlängeRhadamantus-Klänge , Op. 94, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written for the 1851 Vienna Carnival. The title of the work was named after Rhadamanthus, one of the judges of the underworld in Greek mythology...
, Op. 94, Echoes of Rhadamantus (1851) - IdyllenIdyllenIdyllen , Op. 95, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1851. It was composed for a "Grand Summer Festival Soiree" in the Vienna Volksgarten, with the composer conducting the Strauss Orchestra in its first performance...
, Op. 95, Idylls (1851) - Mephistos HöllenrufeMephistos HöllenrufeMephistos Höllenrufe , Op. 101, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1851. It was first performed at the Vienna Volksgarten as part of a festival preceding Strauss' departure for a tour of Germany...
, Op. 101, Cries of Mephistopheles from Hell (1851) - LiebesliederLiebesliederLiebeslieder op. 114 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1852 and should not be confused with Brahms's similar titled set of 'Liebeslieder' waltzes. At the time it was conceived, the waltz was titled 'Liebesgedichte' or "Love Poems" and during its first performance, it was even announced as...
, Op. 114, Lovesongs (1852) - Phönix-SchwingenPhönix-SchwingenPhönix-Schwingen op. 125 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1853. Strauss has amalgamated his late father's orchestra with his own in 1849 and with the new responsibility, was expected to rehearse, organise, compose, orchestrate, and lastly, conduct at two or three venues on the same day...
, Op. 125, Wings of the Phoenix (1853) - Schneeglöckchen, Op. 143, Snowdrops (1854)
- NovellenNovellenNovellen , opus 146, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition was dedicated to the law students of the Vienna University on the occasion of their ball held at the Sofienbad-Saal in Vienna on January 31, 1854. The work reflects Strauss's fascination for the...
, Op. 146, Legal Amendments (1854) - NachtfalterNachtfalterNachtfalter op. 157 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1854. The waltz was first performed at a parish festival ball at Unger's Casino in the suburb of Hernals, Vienna on 28 August of the same year....
, Op. 157, Moths (1855) - GlossenGlossenGlossen , opus 163, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1855. The work was dedicated to the students of law at the Vienna University on the occasion of their ball held at the Sofienbaad-Saal, which was attended by 1200 or so guests...
, Op. 163, Marginal Notes (1855) - Man lebt nur einmal!Man lebt nur Einmal!Man lebt nur einmal! is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1855. The piece was marked as "im Ländlerstyle" which in other words means "in the same style as the landler", which is an Austrian folk dance...
, Op. 167, You Only Live Once! (1855) - Abschieds-RufeAbschieds-RufeAbschieds-Rufe , op, 179, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It premiered in January 1856 at a ball attended by some two thousand guests in the Sofienbad-Saal in Vienna. The waltz was very well received, and was repeated four times....
, Op. 179, Cries of Farewell (1856) - Grossfürsten Alexandra-Walzer, Op. 181, Grand Duchess Alexandra (1856)
- PhänomenePhänomenePhänomene , opus 193, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The waltz was dedicated to the technical students of the Vienna University, and was first performed on the occasion of their ball in the Sofienbad-Saal in February 1857...
, Op. 193, Phenomena (1857) - Abschied von St. PetersburgAbschied von St. PetersburgAbschied von St. Petersburg , opus 210, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The work was first performed at a benefit concert in Pavlovsk on September 5, 1858, as part of a tour of Russia that Strauss was conducting. In keeping with the vogue then current in Russia for the French...
, Op. 210, Farewell to Saint Petersburg (1858) - Hell und vollHell und VollHell und voll , Op. 216, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The waltz was originally titled Hell und offen , but this was later changed to Hell und voll. The work was first performed at a Medical Students' Ball at the Sofienbad-Saal in Vienna on 25 January 1859....
, Op. 216, Bright and Full (1859) - PromotionenPromotionenPromotionen , Op. 221, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was dedicated to the law students at the Vienna University, and was first performed under the title of Die Präparanden, a term referring to students who are preparing for their final examinations...
, Op. 221, Graduations (1859) - AccelerationenAccelerationenAccellerationen , op. 234, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1860 for the Engineering Students' Ball at the Sofienbad-Saal in Vienna. It is one of his best-known waltzes, famous especially for its rapidly accelerating opening waltz theme.Accelerations is featured in Erich Wolfgang...
, Op. 234, Accelerations (1860) - Immer heitererImmer HeitererImmer heiterer op. 235 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss II in 1860 for the Vienna Carnival Fasching. The waltz was marked as 'im ländlerstyle' which meant that it was to be performed in the same style as that of the ländler....
, Op. 235, More and More Cheerful (1860) - GrillenbannerGrillenbannerGrillenbanner , opus 247, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. Strauss himself conducted its premiere at a ball in the Sofienbad-Saal in February 1861. The work was dedicated to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha....
, Op. 247, Banisher of Gloom (1861) - KlangfigurenKlangfigurenKlangfiguren , opus 251, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was his dedication composition for the ball of the technical students of the Vienna University, which was held in Vienna's Sofienbad-Saal in February 1861....
, Op. 251, (1861) - DividendenDividendenDividenden , opus 252, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. Strauss wrote the waltz for the first ball of the Industrial Societies, held in January 1861 in the Dianabad-Saal. It was the earliest of his compositions to receive its premiere in the renovated establishment....
, Op. 252, Dividends - Patronessen, Op. 264, Patronesses (1862)
- KarnevalsbotschafterKarnevalsbotschafterKarnevalsbotschafter op. 270 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in the autumn of 1862. Incidentally, it was also written during Strauss' honeymoon with his first wife Henrietta Treffz in Venice...
, Op. 270, Carnival Ambassador (1862) - LeitartikelLeitartikelLeitartikel op. 273 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1863 and first performed at the Vienna's Artists and Journalists' Association ball called 'Concordia' which glorifies the Roman goddess of civic harmony on 19 January 1863...
, Op. 273, Leading Article (1863) - MorgenblätterMorgenblätterMorgenblätter op. 279 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1863. The work's genesis was attributed to the composition of another waltz by Jacques Offenbach later titled 'Abendblätter' when the French opera composer dedicated his work to the influential Vienna Authors' and Journalists'...
, Op. 279, Morning Journals (1863) - StudentenlustStudentenlustStudentenlust op. 285 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1864. The waltz was written as a dedication piece for the Students' Ball held in the Redoutensaal of the Imperial Hofburg Palace on 31 January of that year....
, Op. 285, Students' Joy (1864) - Aus den BergenAus den BergenAus den Bergen , opus 292, is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The work was first performed in Pavlovsk on October 2nd 1868, under the title In den Bergen. The composition was dedicated to the music critic Eduard Hanslick...
, Op. 292, From the Mountains (1864) - Feuilleton, Op. 293, (1865)
- BürgersinnBürgersinnBürgersinn op. 295 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1865 for the Citizen's Ball held during the Vienna Carnival Fasching of the year...
, Op. 295, Citizen Spirit (1865) - FlugschriftenFlugschriftenFlugschriften op. 300 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1865 and first performed on 17 January 1866 at the Habsburg Court Ball in the Rittersaal of the Imperial Hofburg Palace graced by the Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth...
, Op. 300, Pamphlets (1865) - Wiener BonbonsWiener BonbonsWiener Bonbons op. 307 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1866. It was first performed on 28 January 1866 at the ball of the Association of Industrial Societies held in the Redoutensaal and was dedicated to the influential Princess Pauline Metternich-Winneburg the wife of then Austrian...
, Op. 307, Viennese Sweets (1866) - Feenmärchen, Op. 312, Fairytales (1866)
- An der schönen blauen DonauThe Blue DanubeThe Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 , a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866...
, Op. 314, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, or The Blue Danube (1867) - KünstlerlebenKünstlerlebenKünstlerleben op. 316 is a waltz written by Johann Strauss II in 1867, following closely on the success of the popular The Blue Danube waltz...
, Op. 316, Artists' Life (1867) - Telegramme, Op. 318, Telegrams (1867)
- Die PublicistenDie PublicistenDie Publicisten is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1868. It was written for the sixth Concordia Ball held in the Sofienbad-Saal on the 4 February of the same year. The waltz's title was an allusion to Vienna's press, with whom he maintained a fruitful partnership that his family had...
, Op. 321, The Publicists (1868) - G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325, Tales from the Vienna Woods (1868)
- IllustrationenIllustrationenIllustrationen op. 331 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1869. It was appropriately titled for the annual ball of the Vienna Journalists' and Authors' Association that was held in the Sofienbad Saal on 26 January the same year.Accordingly, the waltz was intended to instill the dancing...
, Op. 331, Illustrations (1869) - Wein, Weib und GesangWein, Weib und GesangWein, Weib und Gesang , Op. 333, is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. It is a choral waltz in its original form, although it is seldom heard in this version today. It was commissioned for the Vienna Men's Choral Association's so-called Fools' Evening on 2 February 1869 with a dedication to the...
, Op. 333, Wine, Women and Song (1869) - Freuet Euch des LebensFreuet Euch des LebensFreuet 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....
, Op. 340, Enjoy Life (1870) - Neu WienNeu WienNeu Wien , opus 342, is a waltz written by Johann Strauss II in 1870 and dedicated to Nicolaus Dumba , who was a fervent patron of Arts and was the Chairman of the Wiener Männergesang-Verein and Vice-President of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien .New Vienna was written in the...
, Op. 342, New Vienna (1870) - Tausend und eine NachtTausend und eine NachtTausend und eine Nacht op. 346 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1871. The waltz's melodies were drawn from his first-ever operetta Indigo und die vierzig Räuber...
, Op. 346, Thousand and One Nights (1871) - Wiener Blut (waltz)Wiener Blut (waltz)Wiener Blut op. 354 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II first performed by the composer on 22 April 1873. The new dedication waltz was to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Josef's daughter Archduchess Gisela Louise Maria and Prince Leopold of Bavaria...
, Op. 354, Viennese Blood (1873) - CarnevalsbilderCarnevalsbilderCarnevalsbilder , opus 357, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The waltz is based on melodies from Strauss' operetta Der Karneval in Rom. Strauss conducted its first performance in Vienna on July 9 1873...
, Op. 357, Carnival Pictures (1873) - Bei uns Z'hausBei uns Z'hausBei uns Z'haus , opus 361, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II for the 1873 World Exhibition. It was first performed in August 1873 at the 'Neue Welt' establishment in Hietzing, Vienna....
, Op. 361, At Home (1873) - Wo die Zitronen blühenWo die Zitronen blühenThis article is about the waltz. For the Goethe poem , see Goethe#Key works for background information, or for the text....
, Op. 364, Where the Lemons Blossom (1874) - Du und duDu und duDu und Du , opus 367, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1874. The waltz features themes from Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus. The title of the piece, as well as one of its melodies, was taken from the famous Dui-du chorus in "Bruderlein, Bruderlein und Schwesterlein" ....
from Die Fledermaus, Op. 367, You and you (1874) - Cagliostro-WalzerCagliostro-WalzerCagliostro-Walzer op.370 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1875 based on themes from his operetta, Cagliostro in Wien which premiered on 27 February 1875 at the famous Theater an der Wien....
, Op. 370 (1875) - O schöner Mai!O schöner Mai!O schöner Mai! , Op. 375, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It features melodies from Strauss's fifth operetta, Prinz Methusalem. The waltz was first performed in January 1877, with Eduard Strauss conducting...
, Op. 375, Oh Lovely May! (1877) - Rosen aus dem SüdenRosen aus dem SüdenRosen aus dem Süden , Op. 388, is a waltz medley composed by Johann Strauss II in 1880 with its themes drawn from the operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin inspired by a novel by Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen.The waltz was first performed at the regular Sunday concerts of the Strauss Orchestra conducted...
, Op. 388, Roses from the South (1880) - NordseebilderNordseebilderNordseebilder op. 390 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1879.This seascape waltz composition resulted from Strauss' visit to the North Frisian island of Föhr, when he and his second wife Angelika stayed in the town of Wyk during one of the holidays...
, Op. 390, North Sea Pictures (1880) - Kuss-WalzerKuss-WalzerKuss-Walzer or 'Kiss Waltz' op. 400 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1881. The waltz was dedicated to his second wife, Angelika Dittrich. The waltz comprises melodies from Strauss' popular operetta Der lustige Krieg and is an orchestral treatment of the Act 2 aria 'Nur für Natur' which...
, Op. 400, Kiss Waltz (1881) - FrühlingsstimmenFrühlingsstimmen"Frühlingsstimmen" , Op. 410, is a waltz by Johann Strauss II, written in 1882, for orchestra and solo soprano voice.-History:Strauss dedicated the work to the pianist and composer Alfred Grünfeld...
, Op. 410, Voices of Spring (1883) - Lagunen-WalzerLagunen-WalzerLagunen-Walzer op. 411 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1883. The waltz melodies are drawn from his operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig which was a fiasco when first premiered in Berlin on 3 October 1883....
, Op. 411, Lagoon Waltz (1883) - Schatz-WalzerSchatz-WalzerSchatz-Walzer op. 418 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1885. The melodies from this waltz was drawn from Strauss' operetta Der Zigeunerbaron which premiered to critical acclaim on 24 October 1885....
, Op. 418, Treasure Waltz (1885) - Wiener FrauenWiener FrauenWiener Frauen or 'Viennese Ladies' op. 423 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1886.The waltz was originally titled 'Les dames de St. Peterburgh' when Strauss was invited by the 'Russian Red Cross Society' to conduct in St...
, Op. 423, Viennese Ladies (1886) - DonauweibchenDonauweibchenDonauweibchen , Op. 427, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in December 1887. The composition features melodies from Strauss' operetta Simplicius. It was first performed in January 1888 at one of Eduard Strauss's Sunday concerts in the Musikverein....
, Op. 427, Danube Maiden (1887) - Kaiser-Jubiläum-JubelwalzerKaiser-Jubiläum-JubelwalzerKaiser-Jubiläum Jubelwalzer is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1888 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the accession to throne of his monarch, Emperor Franz Josef who commissioned the waltz in order to celebrate the progress of Vienna and the prosperity of Austria and its colonies...
, Op. 434, Emperor Jubilation (1888) - Kaiser-WalzerKaiser-WalzerKaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889. The waltz was originally titled Hand in Hand and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian emperor Franz Josef on the occasion of his visit to the German Kaiser Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a...
, Op. 437, Emperor Waltz (1888) - Rathausball-TänzeRathausball-TänzeRathausball-Tänze op. 438 is a waltz by composer Johann Strauss II written in 1890 in honor of the inauguration of the new city hall of Vienna or the 'Rathaus'. The event that this waltz was intended to grace was that of the opening of the new banqueting hall on 12 February 1890 where two rival...
, Op. 438, City Hall Ball (1890) - Gross-WienGross-WienGross-Wien Op. 440 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1891 and was a choral waltz for the Wiener Männergesang-Verein during the Vienna Fasching of the same year...
, Op. 440, Great Vienna (1891) - Seid umschlungen, Millionen!Seid umschlungen, Millionen!Seid umschlungen, Millionen! , opus 443, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed at the Great Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna in March 1892. The title of the waltz was borrowed from Friedrich Schiller's Ode an die Freude . The composition was dedicated to Strauss' close...
, Op. 443, Be Embraced, You Millions! (1892) - Klug Gretelein, Op. 462, Clever Gretel (1895)
- Trau, schau, wem!Trau, Schau, Wem!Trau, schau, wem! , Op. 463, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition was dedicated to the portrait painter Franz von Lenbach, and was based on melodies from Strauss' operetta Waldmeister – the work is therefore also known as "Waldmeister Walzer"...
, Op. 463, Take Care in Whom You Trust! (1895) - Farewell to AmericaFarewell to AmericaFarewell to America is the name of a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II. In the immediate wake of the composer's visit to the United States in the summer of 1872, when he conducted several times in Boston and New York, no less than seven publishers issued waltzes supposedly composed by Strauss...
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PolkaPolkaThe polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
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- HerzenslustHerzenslustHerzenslust , Op. 3, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II in the fall of 1844 for his debut as a composer at the Dommayer's Casino establishment in Vienna. It was performed along with several of Strauss' other early compositions, such as the waltzes Sinngedichte and Gunstwerber, and the...
, Op. 3, Heart's Content - Explosions-PolkaExplosions-PolkaExplosions-Polka, op. 43, is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1847. The title was inspired by a discovery of guncotton or nitrocellulose by German scientist Christian Friedrich Schönbein in 1840...
, Op. 43 - Harmonie Polka, Op. 106
- Annen, Op. 117 (1852), Anna
- Veilchen, Op. 132, Violets
- Aurora, Op. 165
- Hellenen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 203
- Champagne-Polka, Op. 211
- Tritsch-Tratsch-PolkaTritsch-Tratsch-PolkaTritsch-Tratsch-Polka op. 214 is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1858 after a successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg....
, Op. 214, Chit-chat (1858) - Maskenzug, Op. 240, Masked Ball
- Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 (1861)
- DemolirerDemolirerDemolirer-Polka op. 269 is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1862. The title chronicled a significant milestone in the history of Vienna where earlier on 20 December 1857, Austrian emperor Franz Josef decreed that the city limits of the capital be expanded to cater to the further needs of...
Polka-française, Op. 269, Demolition Men (1862) - Bluette Polka-française, Op. 271
- VergnügungszugVergnügungszugVergnügungszug op. 281 is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II in 1864. The polka was composed for the Association of Industrial Societies' Ball held in the Redoutensaal on 19 January 1864 and inspired from the opening of the Austrian Southern Railway lines which operated many 'pleasure trains'...
, Op. 281, Journey Train (1864) - 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien!, Op. 291, Only one Imperial City, one Vienna
- Kreuzfidel, Op. 301, Cross-Fiddling
- Lob der FrauenLob der FrauenLob der Frauen , Op. 315, is a polka-mazurka composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition was first performed at the Vienna Volksgarten at the 1867 Carnival in Vienna. The work was performed alongside other compositions that Strauss had written around that period, including the famous waltzes...
Polka-mazurka, Op. 315, Praise of Women - Postillon D'AmourPostillon D'AmourPostillon D'Amour , Op. 317, is the name of a polka-française composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written for the 1867 Vienna Carnival. The opening melodies of the work were used in Act One of the stage work Wiener Blut ....
Polka-française, Op. 317 (1867) - Leichtes BlutLeichtes BlutLeichtes Blut , Op. 319, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed at a benefit concert at the Vienna Volksgarten in March 1867....
Galop, Op. 319, Light Blood (1867) - Figaro-PolkaFigaro-PolkaFigaro-Polka op. 320 is a French polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1867 and was dedicated to Auguste Delaunay de Villemessant, who was the editor-in-chief of the Paris newspaper 'Le Figaro'....
, Op. 320 (1867) - Stadt und Land Polka-mazurka, Op. 322, Town and Country
- Ein Herz, ein Sinn!Ein Herz, ein Sinn!Ein Herz, ein Sinn! , opus 323 is a polka-mazurka composed by Johann Strauss II in 1868 belonging to a period of creativity of the composer. Strauss dedicated this piece to 'the Committee of the Citizen's Ball' which was held at the Imperial Redoutensaal on 11 February 1868 where on occasion he...
Polka-mazurka, Op. 323, One Heart, One Mind! - Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324, Thunder & Lightning (1868)
- FreikugelnFreikugelnFreikugeln , opus 326, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition commemorated the 3rd German Federal Shooting Contest, which attracted no less than ten thousand entrants from around the world. The work was first performed in July 1868 at the Vienna Volksgarten....
, Op. 326, Free-shooter (1868) - Fata Morgana Polka-mazurka, Op. 330
- Éljen a Magyar!Éljen a Magyar!Éljen a Magyar! , opus 332, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed at the Redoutensaal building in Pest in March 1869. The work was dedicated "to the Hungarian Nation." The coda of the work features a fleeting quotation from the Rákóczi March, which Hector Berlioz had...
polka schnell, Op. 332, Long live the Magyar! - Im Krapfenwald'lIm Krapfenwald'lIm Krapfenwald'l op. 336 is a polka by Johann Strauss II written in 1869 and was originally titled 'Im Pawlowsk Walde' when first performed in Pavlovsk on 6 September 1869...
Polka-française, Op. 336, In Krapfen's Woods (1869) - Im Sturmschritt, Op. 348, At the Double!
- Die BajadereDie Bajadere (polka)"Die Bajadere" is one of Johann Strauss II's polkas, Op. 351. A bajadere was a temple dancer in the European vision of legendary India being popularized by the first translations of Indian classic literature into European languages. The European view melded all the world east of Suez into an exotic...
, Op. 351, The Bayadere - Vom DonaustrandeVom DonaustrandeVom Donaustrande is a polka by Johann Strauss II written in 1873. Its themes are drawn from his successful operetta, Der Karneval in Rom which premiered in Vienna's Theater an der Wien on 1 March 1873....
, Op. 358, By the Danube's Shores - Bitte schön!Bitte schön!Bitte schön! , opus 372, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. The first two themes of the composition incorporate Strauss' operetta Cagliostro in Wien. The composition was first performed in the summer of 1872....
Polka-française, Op. 372, If You Please! (1875) - Auf der JagdAuf der Jagd"Auf der Jagd" , op. 373, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition is based on melodies in Strauss' operetta Cagliostro in Wien . It was first performed in the autumn of 1875....
, Op. 373, On the Hunt! (1875) - Licht und Schatten, Op. 374, Light and Shadow (1875)
- Banditen-GaloppBanditen-GaloppBanditen-Gallop is a galop composed by Johann Strauss II. It was arranged from melodies in Strauss' operetta Prinz Methusalem...
, Op. 378, Bandits' Galop (1877) - WaldineWaldineWaldine, Op. 385, is the name of a polka-mazurka composed by Johann Strauss II. The title is taken from one of Strauss' operettas, Blindekuh...
, Op. 385 (1879) - Pizzicato Polka (date unknown, no opus number; written in collaborationClassical music written in collaborationIn classical music, it is relatively rare for a work to be written in collaboration by multiple composers. This contrasts with popular music, where it is common for more than one person to contribute to the music for a song...
with his brother Josef StraussJosef StraussJosef Strauss was an Austrian composer.He was born in Vienna, the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to choose a career in the Austrian Habsburg military...
) - Neue Pizzicato PolkaNeue Pizzicato PolkaNeue Pizzicato Polka , Op. 449, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. It was written in 1892 for concerts to be given under Eduard Strauss in Hamburg...
, Op. 449, New Pizzicato Polka - Klipp-Klapp Galopp, Op. 466
MarchesMarch (music)A march, as a musical genre, is a piece of music with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for marching to and most frequently performed by a military band. In mood, marches range from the moving death march in Wagner's Götterdämmerung to the brisk military marches of John...
- Patrioten, Op. 8 (1845)
- Austria, Op. 20 (1846)
- Fest, Op. 49 (1847)
- Revolutions-Marsch, Op. 54 (1848)
- Studenten-Marsch, Op. 56, Students' March (1848)
- Brünner Nationalgarde, Op. 58, Brno National Guard (1848)
- Kaiser Franz Josef, Op. 67, Emperor Francis Joseph (1849)
- Triumph, Op. 69 (1850)
- Wiener Garnison, Op. 77, Viennese Garrison (1850)
- Ottinger Reiter, Op. 83 (1850)
- Kaiser-Jäger, Op. 93 (1851)
- Viribus unitis, Op. 96, "With United Strength" (1851)
- Grossfürsten, Op. 107 (1852)
- Sachsen-Kürassier, Op. 113, Saxon-Cuirassiers (1852)
- Wiener Jubel-Gruss, Op. 115, Viennese Joyful Greetings (1852)
- Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Rettungs-Jubel, Op. 126, Joy at Deliverance of Emperor Franz Josef (1853)
- Caroussel, Op. 133, Carousel (1853)
- Kron, Op. 139 (1853)
- Erzherzog Wilhelm Genesungs, Op. 149 (1854)
- Napoleon, Op. 156 (1854)
- Alliance (musical work), Op. 158 (1854)
- Krönungs, Op. 183, Coronation (1856)
- Fürst Bariatinsky, Op. 212 (1858)
- Deutscher Kriegermarsch, Op. 284 (1864)
- Verbrüderungs, Op. 287, Fraternization (1864)
- Persischer MarschPersischer MarschPersischer Marsch , Op. 289, is a march composed by Johann Strauss II in the autumn of 1864. The composer conducted the first Viennese performance of the march in December 1864 at a festival concert in the Vienna Volksgarten, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut as a composer....
, Op. 289, Persian March (1864) - Ägyptischer, Op. 335, Egyptian March (1869)
- Indigo-MarschIndigo-MarschIndigo-Marsch , opus 349, is a march composed by Johann Strauss II. Its melodies are incorporated from Strauss' first operetta, Indigo und die vierzig Räuber . The work was first performed on 9 April 1871 at a concert in the Musikverein in Vienna, with Eduard Strauss conducting....
, Op. 339, (from Indigo und die vierzig Rauber) - Hoch Osterreich!, Op. 371, Hail Austria (from Cagliostro in Wien)
- Jubelfest, Op. 396, Jubilee Festival (1881)
- Der lustige KriegDer lustige KriegDer lustige Krieg is the name of a three-act operetta composed by Johann Strauss II. The work was first performed on 25 November 1881 at the Theater an der Wien. Its libretto was by F Zell and Richard Genée...
, Op. 397 (1882) - Matador, Op. 406, (on Themes from Das Spitzentuch der Königin) (1883)
- Habsburg Hoch!, Op. 408, Hail Habsburg (1882)
- Russischer Marsch, Op. 426, Russian March (1886)
- Reiter, Op. 428, (from Simplicius) (1888)
- Spanischer Marsch, Op. 433, Spanish March (1888)
- Fest, Op. 452, Festival (1893)
- Živio!, Op. 456, Your Health (1894)
- Es war so wunderschön, Op. 467, It Was So Wonderful (from WaldmeisterWaldmeisterWaldmeister is an operetta written by Johann Strauss II. It was first performed on 4 December 1895 at the Theater an der Wien...
) (1896) - Deutschmeister Jubiläums, Op. 470 (1896)
- Auf's Korn!, Op. 478, Take Aim! (1898)
QuadrilleQuadrilleQuadrille is a historic dance performed by four couples in a square formation, a precursor to traditional square dancing. It is also a style of music...
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- Debut-QuadrilleDebut-QuadrilleDebut-Quadrille, Op. 2, is the name of a quadrille composed by Johann Strauss II. It was one of four compositions that Strauss had written for his début as a composer at the Dommayer's Casino in Hietzing, Vienna in the fall of 1844. The composition is in standard Viennese quadrille form, with...
, Op. 2 (1844) - Cytheren-Quadrille, Op. 6 (1844; 1845)
- Serben-Quadrille, Op. 14 (1846)
- Le beau MondeLe beau MondeLe beau Monde , opus 199, is the name of a quadrille composed by Johann Strauss II, written in 1857, while Strauss was conducting a tour of Russia with his orchestra. The work exudes the authentic musical flavour of Russia, and the St...
(Fashionable Society), Op. 199 (1857) - Dinorah-Quadrille, Op. 224, after motifs from the opera Dinorah, oder Die Wallfahrt nach PloërmelDinorahDinorah, originally Le pardon de Ploërmel , is an 1859 French opéra comique in three acts with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer and a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré...
- Slovanka-Quadrille, Op. 338, after Russian motifs
- Indigo-Quadrille, Op. 344 (1871)
- Cagliostro-Quadrille, Op. 369 (1875)
External links
- A virtually complete Johann Strauss II list of works at IMSLP.