----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:41 AM Subject: Re: Random question: Strauss waltzes
> > ----- 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. > Good Album!!!! I remember thinking that Political Science was just about the funniest thing I ever heard. xponent Drop The Big One Maru rob
