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Bürgerlich und romantisch Polka-Mazur für das Pianoforte

Title
Bürgerlich und romantisch Polka-Mazur für das Pianoforte [graphic] / von C.M. Ziehrer.
Publication
Wien : Carl Haslinger qm. Tobias, [186-?]

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Additional Authors
Ziehrer, Carl Michael, 1843-1922.
Description
1 print : lithograph, one color; 32 x 26 cm. +
Summary
Sheet music cover illustration in two sections. At left is depicted a ballroom filled with dancing couples, accompanied by musicians playing on a gallery. At right are three scantily draped women, probably nymphs or fairies, floating above a moonlit lake, with a statue of Eros on a pedestal to their left. A man in period costume observes them from the opposite shore, looking understandably awestruck; on the hill above him is a domed temple.
Subject
  • Ballroom dancing > 19th century
  • Polka-mazurkas > Scores
  • Piano music
Genre/Form
Sheet music covers.
Note
  • Caption title.
  • Pl. no. : C. H. 13,743.
  • At head of title: Herrn Redacteur Anton Langer.
  • 94tes Werk.
  • K.K. Hof-Lith. u. Steindr. v. A. Grube, Wien.
Source (note)
  • Lillian Moore.
Biography (note)
  • The illustration at left presumably depicts the polka-mazurka, a ballroom dance that first became popular in the 1840s, which consisted of polka steps danced to the 3/4 time of the mazurka.
  • The illustration at right may have been inspired by a ballet or theatrical work. The theme of a mortal man's encounter with the supernatural world, particularly in feminine form, was popular during the Romantic era. A prime example was Filippo Taglioni's ballet La sylphide (1832), which gave rise to many imitators.
Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Bur 1
OCLC
825076113
Title
Bürgerlich und romantisch Polka-Mazur für das Pianoforte [graphic] / von C.M. Ziehrer.
Imprint
Wien : Carl Haslinger qm. Tobias, [186-?]
Biography
The illustration at left presumably depicts the polka-mazurka, a ballroom dance that first became popular in the 1840s, which consisted of polka steps danced to the 3/4 time of the mazurka.
The illustration at right may have been inspired by a ballet or theatrical work. The theme of a mortal man's encounter with the supernatural world, particularly in feminine form, was popular during the Romantic era. A prime example was Filippo Taglioni's ballet La sylphide (1832), which gave rise to many imitators.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
Gift; Lillian Moore.
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Local Subject
Polka-mazurka (Dance)
Added Author
Ziehrer, Carl Michael, 1843-1922. Composer
Moore, Lillian. Donor
Publisher No.
C. H. 13,743 : Carl Haslinger qm. Tobias
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Anon Bur 1
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