Explosions-Polka

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Explosions-Polka is a lively and humorous polka composed by Johann Strauss II that playfully imitates the sounds and excitement of explosions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Explosions-Polka canonical 2
Explosionspolka 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
polka ⓘ
associatedGenre light music ⓘ
associatedWith Viennese dance music ⓘ
composer Johann Strauss II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austrian Empire ⓘ
creatorNationality Austrian ⓘ
creatorOccupation composer ⓘ
depicts explosions ⓘ
genre polka ⓘ
hasAudience ballroom dancers ⓘ
general public ⓘ
hasCulturalContext 19th-century Vienna ⓘ
hasDanceType polka dance ⓘ
hasForm binary form ⓘ
ternary form ⓘ
hasInstrumentation orchestra ⓘ
hasMusicalTexture homophonic ⓘ
hasPerformancePractice orchestral arrangement ⓘ
piano transcription ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction dance ⓘ
hasReputation light music classic ⓘ
hasRhythm 2/4 time ⓘ
hasSecondaryFunction concert showpiece ⓘ
hasSubgenre Viennese polka ⓘ
intendedEffect comic effect ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
intendedFor concert performance ⓘ
dance events ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementType dance music ⓘ
musicalCharacter programmatic ⓘ
notableFor humorous musical effects ⓘ
imitation of explosions in music ⓘ
partOf Johann Strauss II polkas ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
style humorous ⓘ
lively ⓘ
titleLanguageCode de ⓘ
typicalMood cheerful ⓘ
playful ⓘ
typicalTempo fast ⓘ
usesMusicalDevice onomatopoeic effects ⓘ
sound imitation ⓘ
workTitle Explosions-Polka ⓘ
Explosionspolka ⓘ
linked to: Explosions-Polka

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Waltz King → notableWork → Explosions-Polka ⓘ
Explosions-Polka → workTitle → Explosions-Polka ⓘ
Explosions-Polka → workTitle → Explosionspolka ⓘ
linked to: Explosions-Polka