Many polka-mazurkas were composed by Johann Strauss II and his family.
144.The polka-mazurka was not credited to the Strauss family alone, as many Viennese composers in the 1850s era also wrote many examples.
This variant of the polka was seen as cross-cultural, as many of its influences can be seen in the French-polka with its feminine and deliberate steps as well as the exciting schnell-polka, where Eduard Strauss composed many famous pieces of this type.
The 'trio' section is free-style and need not associate with the main theme nor of the same key signature.
166, which were inspired by his concern for social issues faced by women in that era.