'''Grillenbanner''' (''Banisher of Gloom''), [[Opus number|opus]] 247, is a [[waltz]] composed by [[Johann Strauss II]]. Strauss himself conducted its premiere at a ball in the [[Sofienbad-Saal]] in February 1861.<ref name=naxos>{{cite web |url=http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.223214&catNum=223214&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English |access-date=2016-03-18 |title=STRAUSS II, J.: Edition - Vol. 14 CD|publisher=[[Naxos Records|Naxos]]}}</ref> The work was dedicated to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.<ref name=naxos/>

== External links == * {{IMSLP|work=Grillenbanner Walzer, Op.247 (Strauss Jr., Johann)|cname=Grillenbanner Walzer, Op.247 (Strauss Jr., Johann)}} * {{YouTube|7-OX77zhrWI|Johann Strauss, jr. - Grillenbanner, Walzer, op. 247, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Alfred Walter}}

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[[Category:Waltzes by Johann Strauss II]] [[Category:1861 compositions]]

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