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Franz Joseph Strauss (26 February 1822 – 31 May 1905) was a German musician. He was a composer , a virtuoso horn player and accomplished performer on the guitar , clarinet and viola . He was principal horn player of the Bavarian Court Opera for more than 40 years, a teacher at the Royal School of Music , Munich, and a conductor.
Jul 20, 2021 · Franz Joseph Strauss (26 February 1822, Parkstein, Bavaria – 31 May 1905, Munich, German) was a German composer, conductor and horn player. Strauss is perhaps best known as the father of the composer Richard Strauss, on whose early musical development he was a great influence, steering his son to the classical and away from modern styles.
A Franz Strauss Timeline and Published Works. 1822. Franz Strauss born, February 26, Parkstein, Bavaria. 1827. His soldier father leaves family, becomes policeman, and eventually sires seven additional children; Franz and his sister reared by his mother with help from her three brothers. 1829.
Franz's immense talent for the horn was soon recognised and he began teaching at the Munich Academy. With a suitable position behind him, he proposed marriage to Josephine Pschorr, and was accepted. They married in 1863 and in June the following year, Josephine gave birth to Richard Strauss .
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Jul 24, 2018 · After his father’s disbanding of the Strauss Orchestra and burning of the family scores, Johann III’s task of continuing the Strauss musical tradition was not a light one. He’s best remembered as a conductor today, as the operettas of Franz Lehár and Oscar Straus (no relation) were preferred over his own compositions during his lifetime.
