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Johann Strauss I, 1835 lithograph by Josef Kriehuber. Johann Baptist Strauss I (/ s t r aʊ s /; German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 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.
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.
The "Radetzky March", Op. 228, (German: Radetzkymarsch; pronounced [ʁaˈdɛtskiˌmaʁʃ] ⓘ) is a march composed by Johann Strauss (Senior) which was first performed on 31 August 1848 in Vienna to celebrate the victory of the Austrian Empire under Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (the piece's namesake) over the Italian forces at the Battle of Custoza, during the First Italian War of ...
Johann Maria Eduard Strauss III (/ s t r aʊ s /; German: Johann Strauß III [ˈjoːhan ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 16 February 1866 – 9 January 1939) was an Austrian composer whose father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss I.
Chain bridge after which the waltz is named. Kettenbrücke-Walzer (Chain Bridge Waltz), Op. 4, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss I in 1828. [1] Its title commemorated the construction of the first chain bridge over the Donaukanal through the inner city, Sophienbrücke [] in Vienna, built after a design by Ignaz Mitis [] [2] and completed in 1825.
The Strauss Family is a 1972 British Associated Television series of eight episodes, [1] about the family of composers of that name, including Johann Strauss I and his sons Johann Strauss II, Eduard Strauss and Josef Strauss.
Josef Strauss. Josef Strauss (20 August 1827 – 22 July 1870) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Mariahilf (now Vienna), the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to choose a career in the Austrian Habsburg military.
This is an incomplete list of works written by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II (1825–1899). Operettas. Opera. Ritter Pázmán (Knight Pázmán), comic opera ...