Seufzer-Galopp
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Seufzer-Galopp opus
9, is a galop
composed by Johann Strauss I
. It first appeared in print in December of 1828. It was written during the years in which Josef Lanner
and Strauss for the moment competed with each other with an ensemble of a handful of musicians, each at the head of a small band.
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...
9, is a galop
Galop
In dance, the galop, named after the fastest running gait of a horse , a shortened version of the original term galoppade, is a lively country dance, introduced in the late 1820s to Parisian society by the Duchesse de Berry and popular in Vienna, Berlin and London...
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...
. It first appeared in print in December of 1828. It was written during the years in which 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...
and Strauss for the moment competed with each other with an ensemble of a handful of musicians, each at the head of a small band.