Johann Strauss II
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(1825 – 1899)
Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother to the composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II was the most famous of the family. According to the The Blue Danube Songfacts, his father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker. Nevertheless, Strauss Junior studied the violin secretly as a child and when his father discovered his son secretly practicing the instrument one day, he gave him a severe whipping, saying that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. Fortunately, this did not discourage the budding musician.
He was known in his lifetime as “the waltz king,” and the popularity of the waltz in Vienna through the 19th century is due in large part to him. He became the “waltz king” by his revolutionary elevation of the waltz from lowly peasant dance to sparkling entertainment for the royal Hapsburg court. Not only did he revolutionize the waltz, but his work enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors such as his father and Josef Lanner. Some of his polkas and marches are also well known, as is his operetta Die Fledermaus.
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MonarchKingdom
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [12] Radetzky March LOL [2]
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top20fanatico
Also sprach Zarathustra = Richard Strauss [2] Yep,NOT Johann Strauss II ¬¬
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glottis5
this man has the coolest beard
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frags
Come to Poland
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jazzthieve
Also sprach Zarathustra = Richard Strauss
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RED_ANT
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [11]
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L57NT
Thunder And Lightning Polka <3
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Lordmorda_02
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [10]
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writie
Weird news alert: did someone steal Johann Strauss' teeth? http://vivastrauss.com/did-someone-steal-johann-strauss-teeth/
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ruschenburg
zarathustra ist von RICHARD STRAUSS. der hat mit JOHANN STRAUSS aber auch GARNICHTS zu tun
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Alexface21
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [9] Radetzky March LOL
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youarezero
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [8]
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MS_terrorist
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [7] seriously, moderator, please, remove it!
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neangel72
Family Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss are different directions in the classics
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neangel72
Moderator please remove song Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)
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MXB2001
"Stanley Kubrick had to add to the confusion by adding both Johann Strauss II & Richard Strauss songs to the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odyssey." I'm glad he did because I love 'em both. Did you know the soundtrack was a temporary place holder until music specially composed was ready? (which it never was so they used the "placeholders")
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Vineonsmogon
Stanley Kubrick had to add to the confusion by adding both Johann Strauss II & Richard Strauss songs to the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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MusicHallofFame
The Music Hall of Fame are delighted to induct Johann Strauss II into the Class of 1952. Congratulations. Please join our group too see the latest inductees into the Music Hall of Fame http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Hall+of+Fame
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IgorCampinas
Also Sprach Zarathustra LOL [6]
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FabioMckagan
This dude is great man..
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