lanner
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lanner species of falcon. XIV. —(O)F.
lanier, perh. sb. use of
lanier cowardly, a derogatory application of
lanier weaver :- L.
lānārius woolmerchant, f.
lāna WOOL; see
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Lanner, Joseph (Franz Karl)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Lanner, Joseph (Franz Karl) ( b Vienna, 1801; d Oberdöbling, 1843). Austrian conductor and composer. Began career by arranging potpourris...
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Strauss, Johann I
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...x2019;, and known as Johann Strauss I to distinguish him from his son. Studied vn. and played va. in 1819 in Lanner's qt. With Lanner until 1825, when he began to compose his own waltzes. In 1826 appeared with 14-piece orch. at the ‘Swan...
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Strauss
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Johann Strauss, 1804-49, learned to play the violin against his parents' wishes. In 1819 he joined the dance orchestra of Josef Lanner (1801-43), whom he later rivaled. In 1826 Strauss organized his own orchestra. His waltzes won him fame that was extended over...
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Invitation to the Dance
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...Title of Rondo Brillant in D♭, Op.65, for pf. by Weber (1819), representing a ballroom scene. Arr. for small orch. by Lanner , c. 1828. Often heard in arr. for orch. by Berlioz (1841), and sometimes, much altered, in one by Weingartner. Adopted by Diaghilev...
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waltz
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...among composers and in the ballroom. Where the latter was concerned, the waltzes of the Viennese composers Johann Strauss I and Lanner were popular throughout Europe. Beethoven, Schubert, and Hummel wrote waltzes. Weber's Invitation to the Dance is in waltz rhythm...
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