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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.
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
326, is a polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
composed by Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
. 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.