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Jacob, H. E. Johann Strauss, Father and Son: A Century of Light Music. The Greystone Press, 1940. The Greystone Press, 1940. Johann Strauss II list of works at Classical Archives
Johann Baptist Strauss II (/ s t r aʊ s /; German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 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 violinist.
Pages in category "Compositions by Johann Strauss II" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a complete list of the operettas written by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II (1825–1899). With the exceptions of Eine Nacht in Venedig and three incomplete works (Die lustigen Weiber von Wien, Romulus and Der Schelm von Bergen), all premieres took place in Vienna.
Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1889. The waltz was originally titled Hand in Hand and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I on the occasion of his visit to the German Emperor Wilhelm II where it was symbolic as a 'toast of friendship' extended by Austria-Hungary to the German Empire.
Banditen-Galopp (Bandit's Gallop) is a galop composed by Johann Strauss II.It was arranged from melodies in Strauss' operetta Prinz Methusalem.The title of the composition is derived from the appearance in the stage work of a bandit gang intent on overthrowing the prince, and its main melody is in the Act 3 duet with chorus: "In der stille ganz verstohl'n werden wir Schätze hol'n."
Wiener Frauen or 'Viennese Ladies' op. 423 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1886.. The waltz was originally titled 'Les dames de St. Peterburgh' when Strauss was invited by the 'Russian Red Cross Society' to conduct in St. Petersburg in that year.
Title page of piano score. Egyptischer Marsch (Egyptian March), Op. 335, is a march composed by Johann Strauss II.It was commissioned for the inauguration of the Suez Canal, celebrated on 17 November 1869 in Port Said, where Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria officiated at the ceremonial opening, though it was first performed on 6 July 1869 in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, under the title ...