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The Wienerlied (German, literally: Viennese song, pl. Wienerlieder) or Weanaliad (viennese, pl. Weanaliada) is a traditional song genre which has its roots in Austria's capital and largest city, Vienna. Wienerlieder often center on life in Vienna. They are almost exclusively sung in Viennese German, a local Austro-Bavarian dialect. The ...
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The "Fiakerlied" (Fiaker Song) is an 1885 Wienerlied (Viennese song) with words and music by Gustav Pick. The song was written to celebrate the centenary of the Viennese Fiaker, a horse-drawn carriage for hire. It was performed on 24 May 1885 by Alexander Girardi at a charity festival at the Rotunde in the Prater, accompanied by Nathaniel ...
The Schrammels formed a trio called along with bass guitarist Anton Strohmayer and helped bring the music to the middle- and upper-class Viennese, as well as people from surrounding areas. With the addition of a clarinetist , George Dänzer , they formed the Schrammel-Quartett , and Schrammelmusik's form settled on a quartet.
The LiederNet Archive (formerly The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive) is a donation-supported web archive of art song and choral texts [1] founded in 1995 [2] by Emily Ezust, an American/Canadian computer programmer and amateur violinist. The website was hosted by the REC Music Foundation from 1996 to 2015.
So great was the Schrammel brothers' popularity that some earlier folk music forms, such as the Wienerlied dialect song, came to be known as Schrammelmusik as well. The Schrammels' popularity eventually extended throughout Europe and in 1893 they were invited to perform at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago .
1a. Stage Music; 1b. Stage Music (Jazz-Parody) 2. Song (Song of Vienna) (Prinz, Officers, Chorus) Verse Das Wienerlied, so süß und weich ist wie ein Gruß von Himmelreich, Refrain Wiener Musik, Wiener Musik, konntest die Welt einst betönen! 2a. Stage Music; 3. Ensemble (Mary, Chorus) Verse Mary, so sprach mein Papa, Mary, wir haben es ja!
Marx was born in Graz and pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. His thesis was an expansion of a 1907 scholarly study of tonality, in which he coined the term "atonality". [ 2 ]