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2 days ago · Of his six siblings, Tchaikovsky was close to his sister Alexandra and twin brothers Anatoly and Modest. Alexandra's marriage to Lev Davydov [18] would produce seven children [19] and lend Tchaikovsky the only real family life he would know as an adult, [20] especially during his years of wandering. [20]
2 days ago · In 1872, a memorial to Franz Schubert was erected in Vienna's Stadtpark. In 1888, both Schubert's and Beethoven's graves were moved to the Zentralfriedhof where they are next to the later graves of Johann Strauss II and Johannes Brahms.
3 days ago · Strauss was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Rosa (née Lichtenstein) and Lewis Strauss, a successful shoe wholesaler. Their parents were Jewish emigrants from Germany and Austria who came to the United States in the 1830s and 1840s and settled in Virginia.
May 30, 2024 · Johann Strauss Sr. had three composer sons who followed in his footsteps: Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss, and Eduard Strauss. And while his compositions may be less well-known today compared to those of his sons, his contributions to the Viennese dance music tradition were vital.
May 14, 2024 · Strauss, his father (Johann Strauss the Elder), and his brothers Josef and Eduard, have been colloquially dubbed “The Waltz Kings” on account of their extraordinary fecundity in creating waltzes, but they also excelled in a variety of other forms, including quadrilles, gallops, polkas, and marches, of which the Radetzky March by Strauss the ...
4 days ago · Hearing of the miners’ need for durable pants, Strauss hired a tailor to make garments out of tent canvas. Later, denim was substituted, and copper riveting was added to pocket seams. A merchandising partnership of Strauss and his two brothers, Jonas and Louis, was formed in 1853.
May 29, 2024 · The Brothers Grimm were two German folklorists and linguists who are today best known for their Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–22). This collection of stories, called Grimm’s Fairy Tales in the English-speaking world, led to the modern study of folklore .
