• Orchestra of the Prague Civil Sharpshooters Corps: participating orchestra
• HORÁK, František: director of ensemble

An advertisement for this event was published by Národní listy on 31/12/1862 and 1/1/1863, announcing: ‘1st January 1863, will take place in Žofín Hall [a] musical rehearsal to the dance entertainments and to ball of the Civil Sharpshooters, in which the complete string orchestra of the Sharpshooters’s musical ensemble directed by its Kapelník Mr Frant. Horák will perform the latest dance compositions. Commencing 4 o’clock. Admission 20kr.’

Národní listy 3/1/1863 published an unsigned review of this event, reporting: ‘Musical rehearsal to the dance entertainments of the Prague Sharpshooters. On 1st January took place in the Žofín Hall the musical rehearsal to the dance entertainments and to the ball of the [Royal] warranted Sharpshooters ensemble under the direction of Mr Kapelník [Kapellmeister] František Horák. The performance of the programme was in its entirity magnificent beyond expectation. Of the compositions, of which almost all had to be encored, the most likes was the Kvapík „Bouře“ of the Kapelník himself, which had to be repeated twice. Apart from that, excelled most of all the Třasák [Polka tremblante] „Víno a láska“ [Lieb’ und Wein] of Strauss, then „Serafínina polka“ of the same and „Amalínina“ Polka mazur by the conductor [Horák]. Even such other numbers as „Čtverylka, à la cour“ [Quadrille à la cour] by Faust – „Rosalínina“ Polka by Preis – „Kikiriki“ Kvapík [Galop] by Ambrož – „Vídeňská chronika“ [Wiener chronik] by Jos. Strauss a Čtverylka [Quadrille] „Ilka“ were received with applause.’

The composer of the Quadrille Ilka cannot be indentified. The programme is listed in order of the works being described by the Národní listy review.

Prager Morgenpost 27/12/1862 reported that ‘The local Civic Sharpshooters Corps is once again arranging during this year’s Carnival several Reunions [Reunionen - dance entertainments] and a Ball. The musical trial to these takes place on New Year’s Day.’