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Four manuscript volumes created by Löwenberg and a water-color portrait of Johann
Strauss Jr. painted by A. Pietzner comprise this series. The volumes span from
1917 to 1929 and the painting was completed in 1894.
The four volumes, written in German, document Löwenberg's research into
nineteenth-century Viennese music and dance styles. They record his efforts to
accumulate a complete collection of published, first edition scores for piano by
the six Strauss and Lanner family composers. The first set of volumes,
Lanner-Strauss Statistik Vol. I & II, record a complete list of all works
written by Johann Strauss Sr., Johann Strauss Jr., Josef Strauss, Eduard Strauss,
Joseph Lanner, and Eduard Lanner. They also include the statistics documenting
Löwenberg's collection of these works. Works are listed alphabetically, by opus
number, and by genre. Clippings of photographs, letters, receipts, contracts,
legal documents, theater bills, posters, obituaries, and concert programs and
announcements are also included. A highlight of the second volume are the career
histories of the four Strauss family composers. The first volume in this set was
first displayed in Vienna during the Johann Strauss Jr. Memorial Exhibition as
part of the centennial celebration in 1925.
The second set of volumes, Musik v. Tanz der Lanner-Strauss Zeit I & II,
contain an overview of Viennese song, music, and dance from 1825 to 1900, a period
marked by the beginning of Joseph Lanner's career through the conclusion of Eduard
Strauss's career. Completed over twelve years, Löwnberg's record examines all
elements of Viennese music and dance styles including information on prominent
performers, musical associations, folk singer societies, places of musical
education and their instructors, music critics, and prominent musical tours
completed at the time. The only element not examined is that of religious
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