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Eduard "Edi" Strauss (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with his brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He was the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim.
- Renaissance Period: 1400–1600. The word Renaissance means rebirth, and this period is exemplified by an interest in all things secular, including Greco/Roman culture, scientific exploration, and travel to distant lands.
- Baroque Period: 1600–1750. The Baroque is considered the late phase of the Renaissance, marked by a more intricate and even outlandish visual style. In some ways the word applies to the music as well.
- Classical Period: 1750–1820. This is the period of the "heavy hitters" of classical music: Mozart, Beethoven, Paganini, Rossini, etc., who gave the world some of the greatest music ever composed.
- Romantic Period: 1820-1900. An extremely fertile period, the Romantic era of music is expressive, dramatic, and orchestral—composed and played with a level of drama and emotionality not seen in previous eras.
He was primarily recognized as a dance music conductor rather than as a major composer. Eduard Strauss did not attempt to emulate the works of his other brothers or his contemporaries, all of whose popularity overshadowed him.
- Johann Strauss I (1804-1849) The foundations of the Strauss musical dynasty began with Johann Strauss I, born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna. Orphaned by the age of 12, the young Johann was apprenticed to a bookbinder while taking lessons in the violin and viola.
- Joseph Lanner (1801-1843) Johann Strauss I eventually managed to secure a place in a local orchestra leading to his joining the popular Lanner Quartet formed by his would-be rival Joseph Lanner.
- Reforming the waltz. Joseph Lanner was one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even high society could enjoy.
- Going solo. Lanner placed Johann Strauss I in command of a second smaller orchestra which he formed as a result of the success of the parent orchestra.
Eduard "Edi" Strauss (15 March 1835, Vienna, Aus. – 28 December 1916, Vienna) was an Austrian composer and conductor. Eduard, together with his brothers Johann Strauss Jr. and Josef Strauss , made up the Strauss musical dynasty.
But he was primarily remembered and recognized as a dance music conductor rather than as a major composer in the Strauss family, and his popularity was overshadowed by that of his elder brothers. Realising this, he stamped his own mark with the quick polka, known in German as the "polka-schnell".
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Eduard Strauss (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He was the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim.
