Strauss's operettas, waltzes, polkas, and marches often have a strongly Viennese style, and his popularity causes many to think of him as the national composer of Austria. The Theater an der Wien never failed to draw huge crowds when his stage works were first performed. After many of the numbers the audience would call noisily for encores.
strauss's operettas waltzes polkas and marches often have a strongly viennese style and his popularity causes many to think of him as the national composer of austria the theater an der wien never failed to draw huge crowds when his stage works were first performed after many of the numbers the audience would call noisily for encores