Gesellschafts-Walzer
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Gesellschafts-Walzer opus
5, is a waltz
composed by Johann Strauss I
. The work had been composed during the period of Strauss’ service in Josef Lanner
’s small orchestra, and premiered at one of the balls at the Zum weissen Schwan (The White Swan) in Rossau, Vienna
, after Strauss had been appointed as music director there in the autumn of 1827.
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
5, is a waltz
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 I
Johann Strauss I
Johann Strauss I , born in Vienna, was an Austrian Romantic composer famous for his waltzes, and for popularizing them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty...
. The work had been composed during the period of Strauss’ service in Josef Lanner
Josef Lanner
Joseph Lanner was an Austrian dance music composer. He was best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even the highest society could enjoy, either as an accompaniment to the dance, or for the music's own sake...
’s small orchestra, and premiered at one of the balls at the Zum weissen Schwan (The White Swan) in Rossau, 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...
, after Strauss had been appointed as music director there in the autumn of 1827.