'''Immer heiterer''' ('More and More Cheerful') op. 235 is a [[waltz]] written by [[Johann Strauss II]] in 1860 for the [[Vienna]] Carnival [[Fasching]]. The waltz was marked as ''"im ländlerstil"'' which meant that it was to be performed in the same style as the [[ländler]].
The work was first performed at the genial 'Strauss Ball' in the famous 'Sperl' ballroom in [[Vienna]]'s [[Leopoldstadt]] and was popular when first performed although its 'twin' work, which is the compelling [[Accelerationen]] op. 234 won much acclaim.
The most significant {{Who| date=November 2011}} section of the waltz can be heard in the [[coda (music)|coda]] (tail-piece) where Strauss called for the members of the orchestra to give a chorus of laughter in spirit of the work.
==References== {{Peter Kemp}}
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[[Category:Waltzes by Johann Strauss II]]
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