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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.
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.
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
After the original music was written, the words were added by the Choral Association's poet, Joseph Weyl. [1] [3] Strauss later added more music, and Weyl needed to change some of the words. [4] Strauss adapted it into a purely orchestral version for the 1867 Paris World's Fair, and it became a great success in this form. [1]
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214, is a polka in A major by Johann Strauss II, written in 1858 after a successful tour of Russia where he performed in the summer concert season at Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg. It was first performed in a concert in Vienna on 24 November 1858. [1] Tritsch-Tratsch (chit-chat) refers to the Viennese passion for gossip.
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.
The Gypsy Baron (German: Der Zigeunerbaron) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. [1] Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story Saffi by Mór Jókai.
Ballets to the music of Johann Strauss II (3 P) O. Operas by Johann Strauss II (17 P) W. ... Category: Compositions by Johann Strauss II. 28 languages ...