Carnevalsbilder (''Carnival Pictures''), opus 357, is a waltz composed by

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

. The waltz is based on melodies from Strauss'

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Der Karneval in Rom ' (''The Carnival in Rome'') —also known as '— is an operetta in three acts composed by Johann Strauss II to a libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, op ...

''. Strauss conducted its first performance in Vienna on July 9, 1873. Oscar Straus later arranged the second waltz theme of ''Carnevalsbilder'' for his operetta ''

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'' (''Three Waltzes'') as the

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aria ''Ich liebe das Leben'' (better known in its French version as ''Je t'aime'').

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1873 compositions {{classical-composition-stub