Postillon d'amour

'''Postillon d'amour''' (''Love's Messenger''), [[opus number|Op.]] 317, is a [[polka]]-française composed by [[Johann Strauss II]]. It was written for the 1867 Vienna Carnival. The opening melodies of the work were used in Act One of the stage work ''[[Wiener Blut (operetta)|Wiener Blut]]'' (''Viennese Blood'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.554524 |title=STRAUSS II, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 8 CD |access-date=2008-10-27 |publisher=NaxosDirect |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162159/http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.554524 |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref>

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{{Johann Strauss II}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:1867 compositions]] [[Category:Compositions by Johann Strauss II]] [[Category:Polkas]]

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