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Persischer Marsch

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Persischer Marsch (Persian March), Op. 289, is a march composed by Johann Strauss II in the autumn of 1864. The composer conducted the first Viennese performance of the march in December 1864 at a festival concert in the Vienna Volksgarten, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut as a composer.[1] When Naser al-Din Shah Qajar visited Vienna for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, a military band, unable to acquire the music for the authentic Persian anthem, instead played this march as a hymn for the Shah.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "STRAUSS II, J.: Edition – Vol. 22 CD". NaxosDirect. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.