A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Trauer-Walzer

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3921427A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — Trauer-WalzerGeorge GroveGeorge Grove

TRAUER-WALTZER, i.e. Mourning-waltz, a composition of Schubert's (op. 9, no. 2), dating from the year 1816,

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which would not be noticed here but for the fact that it is often attributed to Beethoven, under whose name a 'Sehnsuchts-waltzer' (or Longing waltz), best known as 'Le Désir' (first of a set of 10 all with romantic titles), compounded from Schubert's waltz and Himmel's 'Favoritwaltzer', was published by Schotts in 1826. Schubert's op. 9 was issued by Cappi and Diabelli, Nov. 29, 1821, so that there is no doubt to whom it belongs. The waltz was much played before publication, and got its title independently of Schubert. In fact, on one occasion, hearing it so spoken of, he said, 'Who could be such an ass as to write a mourning-waltz?' (Spaun's Memoir, MS.) Except for its extraordinary beauty Schubert's Waltz is a perfect type of a German 'Deutsch.' [See Teutsch.]

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