Though fearful of seasickness，the Viennese waltz kingJohann Strauss agreed— after receiving， in advance， a paymentof＄100，000 in gold— to sail to Boston and conduct there， in 1872，a supermusical called the World Peace Jubilee.Theconcert took place in a shed for 100，000 patrons. Strauss had tolead 20， 000 musicians and choristers ； to start everyone on timeand to have them end all together， Strauss gave his beat to 100 Subcondctors.
虽然维也纳圆舞曲之王约翰·施特劳斯非常怕晕船，但是在1872年拿到预付的价值10万美元的黄金后，同意乘船到波士顿指挥一场被称为“世界和平节”的超级音乐会。那次音乐会在一个大棚内举行，听众达到10万人，施特劳斯要指挥2万名音乐家和合唱歌手。为了使所有的人同时开始，同时结束，施特劳斯只好将他指挥的节拍写传给100名分指挥。