Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324 sheet music

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Level 10 · Advanced, 3:13

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Photograph of Johann Strauss II with dark curled hair and whiskers
Johann Strauss II. Fritz Luckhardt, 1899. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 10 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (8 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
2/4
Length
193 bars, 13 pages
Playing time
3:13
Notes
2,454
Range
G1 to A6
  • The source file does not write out repeats, so marked repeats sound and show once.

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public Domain dedication.

Source: "Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324", typeset by Stan Sanderson, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=610.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition C. M. Cady, Pub. 1878.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.