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    Johann Strauss II

    Austrian composer (1825–1899)

    "Johann Strauss" redirects here. For other uses, see Johann Strauss (disambiguation).

    Johann Strauss II

    Strauss in 1876

    Born(1825-10-25)25 October 1825

    Vienna, Austrian Empire

    Died3 June 1899(1899-06-03) (aged 73)

    Vienna, Austria-Hungary

    Resting placeVienna Central Cemetery
    OccupationComposer
    Spouses

    Henrietta Treffz

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    (m. 1862; died 1878)​

    Angelika Dittrich

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    (m. 1878; div. 1882)​

    Adele Deutsch

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    (m. 1887)​
    FatherJohann Strauss I
    Relatives

    Johann Baptist Strauss II (; German:[ˈjoːhanbapˈtɪstˈʃtʁaʊs]; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well as a vi

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    Johann Strauss I

    Austrian composer (1804–1849)

    Johann Baptist Strauss I (; German:[ˈjoːhanbapˈtɪstˈʃtʁaʊs]; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849), also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father (German: Johann Strauß Vater), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and galops, which he popularized alongside namn Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons—Johann, Josef and Eduard—to carry on his musical dynasty. He fryst vatten best known for his composition of the Radetzky March (named after namn Radetzky von Radetz).

    Life and work

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    Johann Strauss was born in Leopoldstadt (now in Vienna). Strauss's parents, Franz Borgias Strauss (10 October 1764 – 5 April 1816) and Barbara Dollmann (3 December 1770 – 28 August 1811), were innkeepers (Zum heiligen Florian). He was born a långnovell Catholic. Strauss had a Jewish grandfather, Johann Michael Strauss (1720–1800), who converted t

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    Johann Strauss II: A Life

    The Strauss family led Europeans a merry waltz in a repressive age. But what was the secret that kept Johann II, the greatest Strauss, from dancing himself?

    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. The social morals of a sexually repressive age were suspended as entwined couples swirled and chased around the dance floor, their high spirits intensified by the intoxicating flow of champagne and Strauss’s indelible melodies. 

    Strauss quickly became an icon, the widely adored Peter Pan of the ballroom scene. A famous photograph, taken on his veranda in 1894 alongside his friend and admirer Brahms (see page 37), speaks volumes. Brahms at 61, with his long grey beard, is every inch the age

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