A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Waldteufel, Emil

by George Grove

WALDTEUFEL, Emil, a composer of dance music, who since the year 1878 has composed the prodigious number of more than 200 waltzes, polkas, and other dance tunes. His most favourite pieces are:—Waltzes, La Source, La Manola, Au revoir; Polka, Les Folies; P. Mazurkas, Dans les Bois; Marches, Marche du Trône; Galop, Prestissimo. Messrs. Boosey publish a 'Waldteufel Album,' containing his best pieces.

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