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Thunder and Lightning Polka

Johann Strauss, Jr.

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About this Piece

The Thunder and Lightning polka is all fire and fury. Bass drum rumblings, bright cymbal clashes, and flashing woodwind figures paint a good-natured portrait of bad weather.

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