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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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How do I find out more about the Society/Join it?
Just fill in the request form under Feedback and we will respond to you as quickly as we are able.
How can I get tickets to the New Year's Day Concert in Vienna?
Tickets are now only available through an online lottery, at www.wienerphilharmoniker.at (site in German & English) in January of the preceding year.
What relationship to the other Strausses are Richard Strauss and Oscar Straus?
None! Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer of tone poem, song and opera fame. A possible source of confusion is his opera, Der Rosenkavalier, which features the Viennese Waltz musically, if very anachronistically! Indeed, when he wrote his Rosenkavalier Waltz, Richard Strauss ‘borrowed’ its opening melody from Josef Strauss’s waltz Dynamiden op.173.
Oscar Straus (NB one final 's') composed operettas
Where can I Get Scores and Parts?
Apart from National libraries and music publishers, many orchestral parts and scores can be obtained from our own collection. For details go to http://www.viennese-music-library.com or contact us using the feedback form as our collection is constantly increasing and we have many more orchestral parts than are currently shown on that website.
The Society owns thousands of piano scores of both well known works and rarities, the majority of which are not available elsewhere. Please use the feedback form to enquire.
Where can I read more about the Strauss Family?
The best book in English is The Strauss family: Portrait of a Musical Dynasty by the Society's Hon. Life President, Peter Kemp. Currently out of print, the book can usually be obtained on the usual websites such as Amazon and eBay.
If you have any other questions please use the Feedback request form.
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