"Auf der Jagd" ("On the Hunt"), op. 373, is a polka composed by

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. The composition is based on melodies in Strauss' operetta ''

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'' (''Cagliostro in Vienna''). It was first performed in the late autumn of 1875, probably with the composer's brother

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conducting the Strauss Orchestra. Professor Fritz Racek has suggested that the première took place in the

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on 5 October 1875, although this claim remains unsubstantiated. A

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shot is specified in the piano and orchestral score.

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