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JOHANN STRAUSS (THE YOUNGER)

25th October 1825 --- 3rd June 1899

Johann Strauss (born 1825, Vienna, Austria--died 1899, Vienna), "the Waltz King," a composer famous for his Viennese waltzes
and operettas.

Strauss was  the eldest son of the  composer Johann Strauss the Elder.  Because his father wished him to  follow a non-musical
profession, so he had started his career as a bank clerk. He studied the violin without his father's knowledge,  however in 1844
conducted his own dance band at a Viennese restaurant. In 1849, when the elder Strauss died,  Johann combined his orchestra
with his father's and went on a tour that included Russia (1865-66)  and England (1869), winning great popularity.  In 1870 he
relinquished leadership of his orchestra to his brothers,  Josef and Eduard, in order to spend his time writing music.  In 1872 he
conducted concerts in New York City and Boston.

Strauss's most famous single composition is An der schönen blauen Donau (1867,  The Blue Danube),  the main theme of which
became  one of the best  known tunes in all  of 19th  century music.  His many other melodious  and successful  waltzes include
Morgenblätter (1864 Morning Papers),  Künstlerleben (1867, Artist's Life),  Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald  (1868 Tales from
the Vienna Woods),  Wein,  Weib und  Gesang (1869  Wine,  Women  and Song),  Wiener Blut  (1871,  Vienna  Blood),  and  then
Kaiserwaltzer (1888).  Of his nearly  500 dance  pieces,  more than 150  were waltzes.  Among his stage works,  Die Fledermaus
(1874, The Bat) then became the classical example of Viennese operetta. Equally successful was Der Zigeunerbaron (1885,  The
Gypsy Baron).  Among his numerous  other operettas  are Der Karneval in Rome (1873,  The Roman Carnival) and Eine Nacht in
Venedig (1883, A Night in Venice).

Copyright 1994-1998 Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated on 2021
By Steven Ritchie

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Thanks to Dr.Pitt-Payne for the music below.

NEW (3253)"Duett from Der Zigeunerbaron, (Duet from The Gypsy Baron)". Sequenced by Dr.Pitt-Payne

Thanks to Alfie Pugh for the music below. Email (rutherfordiumrf@hotmail.com

"Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Overture, Opus.362". Sequenced by Alfie Pugh

Thanks to Bjorn Lengton for the music below.

"Quadrille, from Opera Die Fledermaus". Sequenced by Bjorn Lengton.

""Myrthenblüten (Myrtle Blossoms, Opus 395)". Sequenced by Bjorn Lengton.

Thanks to Scott P. Anderson for the music below. Email (hi_desert01@hotmail.com)

(2921)"Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Overture, Op. 362". Sequenced by Scott P. Anderson

(2303)"Tales From Vienna Woods (Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald)". Sequenced by Scott P. Anderson

(1313)"The Blue Danube". Sequenced by Scott P. Anderson

Thanks to Emily Gray for the music below. Email (HappyMusician@opendiary.com)

(2541)"Tales from the Vienna Woods, waltz". Sequenced by Emily Gray.

Thanks to Tony Michael for the music below. Email (Tony.Michael@chalkface.net)

(2311)"Where The Lemon Trees Bloom". Sequenced by Tony Michael.

(97)"The blue danube Op.314". Sequencer unknown

(302)"Kaiser Waltz". Sequencer unknown

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