Neue Pizzicato Polka

{{Short description|Polka composed by Johann Strauss II}}

Johann Strauss II's Neue Pizzicato-Polka (English: New Pizzicato Polka), Op. 449, was composed in early 1892 for concerts in Hamburg under Eduard Strauss. It was titled in contradistinction to the old 1869 {{ill|Pizzicato-Polka|de|Pizzicato-Polka (1869)|lt=Pizzicato-Polka}} jointly composed by Johann Strauss and his brother Josef and in reference to its scoring for string orchestra marked pizzicato throughout. It is in ternary form with an {{lang|lt|ad libitum}} glockenspiel solo in the trio.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Strauss later used this music for the ballet between the second and third acts of his operetta {{ill|Fürstin Ninetta|de}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.550340|title=Strauss II, J.: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures, Vol. 5 CD|access-date=9 October 2008|publisher=NaxosDirect|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162020/http://www.naxosdirect.com/title/8.550340|archive-date=14 July 2011}}