Frauenherz ('A Woman's Heart') op. 166 is a

polka-mazurka The polka-mazurka is a dance, musically similar to the mazurka, but danced much like the polka. Many polka-mazurkas were composed by Johann Strauss II and his family. Johann Strauss I did not compose any of this type of music; the first polka-mazurk ...

composed by

Josef Strauss Josef Strauss (20 August 1827 – 22 July 1870) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Mariahilf (now Vienna), the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to cho ...

in 1864 (1865?). It was premiered at the

Volksgarten, Vienna The Volksgarten ( en, People's Garden) is a public park in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria. The garden, which is part of the Hofburg Palace, was laid out by Ludwig Remy in 1821.Parsons 2000, p. 102. The park was built over the ...

on September 6, 1864 (1865?). Waltz '' Dorfschwalben aus Österreich'' was also premiered at the same time. ''Frauenherz'' and ''Dorfschwalben aus Österreich'' were played during Josef Strauss's memorial ceremony under the direction of his

brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frauenherz Compositions by Josef Strauss Polkas 1864 compositions