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Flugschriften - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (260 words) |
 | The waltz had earlier been intended to be dedicated for the occasion of the annual ball of the Vienna Authors' and Journalists' Association 'Concordia' ball held at the Sofienbad-saal ballroom on 21 January 1866. |
 | For the Fasching of 1866, Strauss had dedicated three new waltzes and 'Flugschriften' belongs to one of the composer's inspired creations in 3/4 time. |
 | The waltz begins with a plaintive Introduction with clarinets and oboes. |
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 | The woodcut on the title page of this unbound Augsburg printing of the pamphlet shows Jonah at various points in his story. |
 | The library of Leander van Ess, a Roman Catholic priest, was particularly strong in materials on the German Reformation, and contained a number of Luther's "Flugschriften," literally "flying writings," ephemeral pamphlets such as this one. |
 | He kept these pamphlets in a separate part of his collection and they have been reconstructed on the basis of numbered stickers which remain on most of them. |