Éljen a Magyar!
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Éljen a Magyar! opus
332, is a polka
composed by Johann Strauss II
. It was first performed at the Redoutensaal building in Pest in March 1869. The work was dedicated "to the Hungarian Nation." The coda of the work features a fleeting quotation from the Rákóczi March
, which Hector Berlioz
had earlier utilised in his La damnation de Faust.
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...
332, 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...
. It was first performed at the Redoutensaal building in Pest in March 1869. The work was dedicated "to the Hungarian Nation." The coda of the work features a fleeting quotation from the Rákóczi March
Rákóczi March
The "Rákóczi March" is the unofficial state anthem of Hungary.The first version of this march-song was probably created around 1730 by one or more anonymous composers, although tradition says that it was the favourite march of Francis Rákóczi II...
, which Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a...
had earlier utilised in his La damnation de Faust.