My name is Sergio Moliner Clemente and I am The President of the Johann
Strauss Society of Spain. Our web is
http://www.teleline.es/personal/danubio/s1.htm
These are the answers.
John G. Deacon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>c) and d) Which two composers, until 1843, provided rival dance bands
> (sic) for the Imperial Court in Vienna?
Johann Strauss I and Joseph Lanner
>e) Which Strauss Waltz, originally to have been named 'Hand in Hand',
> was composed for the opening of Berlin's Konigsbau in 1889?
Kaiserwalzer opus 437 (Emperor's Waltz)
>f) What is the slowest variation of the waltz, first developed in the
> 1870s in the USA? It was often danced with the hands on
> the partner's hips.
Boston's Waltz
Sergio Moliner
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