Banjo (Strakosch, Maurice)

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Work Title Banjo
Alternative. Title Capriccio Characterisque
Composer Strakosch, Maurice
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMS 2
First Publication. 1852
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano

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Strakosch performed this piece on 26 May 1853 (Marietta Alboni's farewell concert at Metropolitan Hall). Compare Laura Moore Pruett: "Porch and Playhouse, Parlor and Performance Hall: Traversing Boundaries in Gottschalk's The Banjo" (pre-publication), p.13.