Polka such as accordion, fiddle, diatonic accordion, hardingfele and nyckelharpa. Bedřich Smetana incorporated the polka in his opera "The Bartered Bride" () and in particular, Act 1. While the polka is Bohemian in origin, most dance music composers in Vienna (the capital of the vast Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was the cultural centre for music from all over the empire) composed polkas and included the dance in their repertoire at some point of their career. The Strauss family in Vienna for example, while probably better-known for their waltzes also composed polkas that have survived obscurity. Josef Lanner and other Viennese composers
The Amalgamation Polka The Amalgamation Polka The Amalgamation Polka (2006) is the fourth novel by writer Stephen Wright. The setting of novel is during the time of the Civil War of the United States. The plot is wrapped around the story of Liberty Fish and his travels after joining the Union army. "The New York Times" has compared the story to the obvious "Heart of Darkness", but has said the following as well: ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a better bet (on the plot). Most of the people Liberty meets (and not just in the South) are what the Cheshire Cat would call