History. 1  In 1817, the first edition of the Peso was introduced and was valued against the Spanish Real. 2  In 1851, the Peso equaled 5 French francs. 3  In 1960, the Peso was replaced by the Escudo at a rate of 1,000 Pesos = 1 Escudo. 4  In 1975, the second edition of the Peso was introduced to replace the escudo. 1,000 escudos = 1 peso.
In 1889, Johann Strauss II composed the Emperor Waltz (originally called âHand in Handâ) as a symbolic toast to friendship from the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef to the German Kaiser Willhelm II. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889.
Waltz in D-flat major Minute Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 performed by Muriel Nguyen Xuan. (Left) Chopin in 1849. The opening section of the Minute Waltz. The Minute Waltz is the nickname for the Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1 by Frederic Chopin. It was written in 1847. It is a piece of music for the piano. It is sometimes called The Waltz of the Little Dog (French: Valse du petit chien). This is because Chopin was watching a little dog chase its tail when he wrote it. The little dog was Marquis. He belonged to Chopin's friend George Sand.