Wiener Launen-Walzer Explained

Wiener Launen-Walzer (Vienna Fancies Waltz), opus 6, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss I. It premiered in the ballroom of the Weisser Schwan on 26 November 1827. The evening marked the beginning of the first Katharinen-Ball, the last dance celebration before the beginning of Advent. It was one of the first of Strauss' works to contain a definite form: an introduction, the waltz themes, and a coda. The principal waltz theme is in the key of E-flat major.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STRAUSS I, J.: Edition - Vol. 1 CD . 2008-10-19 . NaxosDirect . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614203730/http://www.naxosdirect.com/store/mso/STRAUSS-I-J-Edition---Vol--1/title/8225213 . 14 June 2009 . dead .