The Japanese government commissioned music from composers of six nations to mark the 2,600th anniversary of the Japanese Empire (although the historicity of the date of February 11, 660 B.C. given as the founding of the Mikado dynasty has been widely rejected by historians). Other composers writing for the festivities included:
| Original Name | Japanische Festmusik |
| Date of composition | 1940 |
| Premiered | 1940, December 14th in Tokyo, Japan |
| Tonality | A Major |
| Catalogue | TrV 277 |
| Approx. duration | 14 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Strauss: Japanese Festival Music en la majeur, TrV 277 "Festmusik zur Feier des 2600jahrigen Bestehens des Kaiserreichs Japan" Richard Strauss: Japanese Festival Music in la maggiore, TrV 277 "Festmusik zur Feier des 2600jahrigen Bestehens des Kaiserreichs Japan" Richard Strauss: Japanese Festival Music A-dur, TrV 277 "Festmusik zur Feier des 2600jahrigen Bestehens des Kaiserreichs Japan" |