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''' Flugschriften ''' ('Pamphlets') op. 300 is a [[waltz]] by [[Johann Strauss II]] written in 1865 and first performed on January 17, 1866, at the [[Habsburg]] Court Ball in the Rittersaal of the Imperial Hofburg Palace graced by the Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Josef]] and Empress Elisabeth. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Johann Strauss II biography - 8notes.com |url=https://www.8notes.com/biographies/strauss2.asp |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=www.8notes.com}}</ref> 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 January 21, 1866.<ref name="v669">{{cite book | last=Weigel | first=S. | title=Flugschriften 1848 in Berlin | publisher=J.B. Metzler | year=2017 | isbn=978-3-476-99839-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2r1DDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA191 | language=de | access-date=November 19, 2024 | page=191}}</ref>
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 [[clarinet]]s and [[oboe]]s. As the music progresses, the mood became tense and a short chord interrupts, heralding the graceful 1st waltz section. The plaintive mood was reintroduced in the 2nd waltz section before an exuberant 3rd section. Further melodies are introduced but such were the musical ideas of the work that it would not be triumphant and joyful. The [[coda (music)|coda]] recalls earlier waltz sections, rounded up by the re-entry of the first waltz section and a spirited close with a snare drumroll and regular brass flourish.
The waltz also inspired [[Antal Doráti]] to include the 2nd waltz section and the coda in his 1940 pastiche [[ballet]] '[[Graduation Ball]]'.
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