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If any composer could be said to have discovered the secret of eternal youth, it was Johann Strauss II. For more than 40 years, he directed the finest salon orchestras of 19th century Europe with a violin in one hand, a bow in the other, and inspired a dance craze to rival anything in nightclubs today.
May 30, 2023 · Johann Strauss II (1825-1899), aka Strauss the Younger, was an Austrian composer best known for his waltzes such as The Blue Danube. Famed throughout Europe and the United States in his own lifetime, Strauss was known as the 'Waltz King', but he also wrote many polkas, marches, quadrilles, and operettas such as Die Fledermaus and Der ...
Johann Strauss II (Also, Johann Strauss the Younger,Johann Sebastian Strauss) (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899) was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes and operettas or light comedies which were very popular with the Viennese public. Son of the composer Johann Strauss I and brother to Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann ...
Born in Vienna, Austria on October 25, 1825, Johann Strauss II was the eldest son of Johann Strauss I, a respected composer in his own right. However, the elder Strauss was adamant that his son pursue a non-musical career, leading Johann II to work as a bank clerk while secretly studying the violin.
Johann Baptist Strauss II, also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.
Timeline. 1825 - 1899. The life of the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II . 25 Oct 1825. The composer Johann Strauss II is born in Vienna. 1844. Johann Strauss II forms his own orchestra in Vienna. 1849. Johann Strauss II merges his orchestra with that of his late father Johann Srauss senior. 1858.
Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauss the Younger, or Johann Strauss Jr.) (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899) was an Austrian and German composer known especially for his waltzes, such as The Blue Danube. Johann Strauss II was the son of Johann Strauss I, himself a composer.
