Vom Donaustrande
Vom Donaustrande is a polka by Johann [Strauss II] written in 1873. Its themes are drawn from his successful operetta, Der [Karneval in Rom] which premiered in Vienna's Theater an [der Wien] on 1 March 1873.
The themes from the operetta where the polka presents itself is under Acts 2 and 3. The quick tempo of the polka is the marking of the popular "schnell-polka", which was another form of polka in quick steps as different from the polka-mazurka and the French polka.