{"product_id":"strauss-j-tritsch-tratsch-polka-3","title":"Strauss, J :: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eTritsch-Tratsch Polka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eStrauss, J\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicians Publications presents Johann Strauss'  Tritsch-Tratsch Polka  arranged for flexible flute quartet by Bill Holcombe and Bill Holcombe Jr. Scored for 4 C flutes, this arrangement also includes an optional alto flute part to substitute for the 4th flute when available for performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e According to an authority on European dance music,  the polka was invented in the year 1830 by a servant girl who lived at Elbeteinitz (Bohemia), the music being written down by a local musician.  It went by another name but when introduced in Prague in 1835 it obtained the name, Polka. Others claim it originated elsewhere, but that matters little here. The Polka was soon carried everywhere by students, strolling players, bands and royalty. Though a Bohemian dance, Paris went crazy over it. 'Polkamania' set in wherever this delightful infection was carried. Now what can be so intriguing about polka? First of all, it is 'earthy', folk-like and physically stimulating. Its rhythms are aggressive, the note patterns of which cannot be illustrated here by the means at our disposal. It is a round dance in two-four time. Polkas are more melodically engaging than they are harmonically challenging. Tritsch-Tratsch (chit-chat) Polka has all the earmarks of the true polka, dealing with everyday chit chat in an un-gossipy but refreshing manner. Johann Strauss was a genius at saying light-hearted things in a worthwhile way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sandra Foust, 1962\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Musicians Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46968572969254,"sku":"MPFQ166","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/700000000MPFQ166_d.jpg?v=1697515309","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/strauss-j-tritsch-tratsch-polka-3","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}