Herzenslust (''Heart's Content''),
Op. 3, is a
polka
Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas.
History
Etymology
The term ...
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 ...
in the fall of 1844 for his debut as a composer at the
Dommayer's Casino establishment in
Vienna
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. It was performed along with several of Strauss' other early compositions, such as the
waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...
es
Sinngedichte and
Gunstwerber, and the
Debut-Quadrille. Reviewing Strauss' debut, the journal ''Der Wanderer'' noted that both the Debut-Quadrille and the Herzenslust Polka "are so piquant in their inspiration, and handled with such glittering effect in the instrumentation that we
€¦have to recognise and commend the bold and exuberant talent of Strauss Son."
References
Compositions by Johann Strauss II
1844 compositions
Polkas
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