Johann Strauss II
Johann Baptist Strauss II (; 25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), 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. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in
Vienna during the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works include "
The Blue Danube", "
Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "
Tales from the Vienna Woods", "
Frühlingsstimmen", and the "
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, ''
Die Fledermaus'' and ''
Der Zigeunerbaron'' are the best known.
Strauss was the son of
Johann Strauss I and his first wife Maria Anna Streim. Two younger brothers,
Josef and
Eduard Strauss, also became composers of light music, although they were never as well known as their brother.
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