----- Original Message ----- From: "vze3xykq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Random question: Strauss waltzes
> > We have music channels on our digital cable, and one of them is "Light > > Classical". We tend to put that on to have background music in the > > livingroom at times. They've been playing a number of Strauss waltzes > > lately, and some of them had names that struck me as odd. > > > > The two I can most easily bring to mind are "The Leading Article Waltz" > > and "The Railway Delight Waltz". There's been at least one other; if I > > remember the name (or it comes around again) I'll post that, as well. > > > > Did Strauss get a lot of commissions to compose waltzes for various > > organizations and events, or did he just start running out of titles for > > waltzes? I'd be particularly interested if anyone knows offhand the > > history of "The Leading Article Waltz", but don't anyone knock yourself > > out doing research on this. > > > > Julia > > I'm only answering because it's fun to have high bandwidth and look up > random facts like this. No actual information is passed however. > > I found: > > http://www.bobjanuary.com/johann2.htm > > which lists 600+ of his known works. It's in Austrian (German?) but nothing > that looks like the titles you wrote. Perhaps you could catch the CD or > recording it's on, that would be more helpful. There is: > > Luxury Train or Procession for Pleasure but it's a polka > > I'd like to say that it's doubtful he had to be 'commissioned' to write > things. He started playing his own waltzes when he was 19 and was an instant > success. Plus his father was also a successful musician so he didn't have a > life like Mozart, having to write and work just to survive. I'm just trying > to equate it to modern music and I'm probably very wrong. Would Pepsi > 'commission' Brittney to write a jingle? Yes musicians write movie music, > but I don't think it's the same thing. Randy Newman was commissioned to write a lot of Pepsi stuff over the years. Before that, he was a successful songwriter, with Sail Away being a great example of his work. Dan M.
