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polka composed by Johann Strauss II

Freikugeln (Magic Bullets or Free-Shooter), opus 326, is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II. The composition commemorated the 3rd German Federal Shooting Contest, which attracted no less than ten thousand entrants from around the world. The work was first performed in July 1868 at the Vienna Volksgarten.

polka written by Johann Strauss II

'''''', Op. 211, subtitled "A musical joke", is a polka by Johann Strauss II, written in 1858 for his successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, where it was played for the first time on 12 August 1858.

polka composed by Johann Strauss II

Explosions-Polka, Op. 43, is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1847. The title was inspired by a discovery of guncotton or nitrocellulose by German scientist Christian Friedrich Schönbein in 1840. The Viennese press eagerly reported this discovery many years later in 1846, describing many products that can then be made 'explosive'.

thumb|right|upright=1.3|Piano score Feuerfest! ('Fireproof!'), Op. 269, is a polka-française composed by Josef Strauss in 1869.

Demolirer-Polka (Demolition Men's Polka) Op. 269, is a polka-française written by Johann Strauss II in 1862. The title chronicled a significant milestone in the history of Vienna, where earlier on 20 December 1857, Austrian emperor Franz Josef decreed that the city limits of the capital be expanded to cater to the further needs of a blooming and prosperous city. This would include the demolition of the ancient bastions surrounding the old inner city by scores of demolition men recruited from the Habsburg crownlands of Bohemia, Moravia and Croatia. This project would incorporate many of Vienna'

Banditen-Galopp (''Bandit's Gallop'') is a galop composed by Johann Strauss II. It was arranged from melodies in Strauss' operetta Prinz Methusalem. The title of the composition is derived from the appearance in the stage work of a bandit gang intent on overthrowing the prince, and its main melody is in the Act 3 duet with chorus: ''"In der stille ganz verstohl'n werden wir Schätze hol'n."'' The finale of Act 1 provides the source of the galop's other tunes. The Banditen-Galopp was first performed in 1877.

polka by Johann Strauss II

polka composed by Johann Strauss II

ballet by George Balanchine

Vergnügungszug (Pleasure Train), op. 281 is a polka composed by Johann Strauss II in 1864. It was written for the Association of Industrial Societies' Ball held in the Redoutensaal on 19 January 1864 and was inspired by the opening of the Austrian Southern Railway – the Südbahn – which operated many 'pleasure trains' offering trips from Vienna to the countryside.

polka by Johann Strauss II

polka by Johann Strauss II

polka composed by Johann Strauss II (op. 449)

polka by Johann Strauss II

musical composition, used as the opener of "Summer with the radio" in Poland