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Johann Strauss, Jr. Born October 25, Died June 03, Born in Austria....

Johann Strauss the Younger was born in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 25, His father was popular in Europe as a conductor and composer.

Johann Strauss, Jr. was the son of a very successful violinist and orchestra leader.

Johann Strauss, Jr. Born October 25, Died June 03, Born in Austria.

Johann Strauss II was born in Vienna, Austria, on October 25, He was the oldest son of Johann Strauss I, who was a self-taught musician and composer.

Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas as well as a violinist.

Johann (sr.) Strauss

Johann Strauss I, etching from

Johann Strauss I (March 14, – September 25, ; German: Johann Baptist Strauß, Johann Strauss (Vater); also Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss, Sr., the Elder, the Father), born in Vienna, was an AustrianRomanticcomposer famous for his waltzes, and for popularizing them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty.

His most famous piece is probably the Radetzky March (named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz), while his most famous waltz is probably the Lorelei Rheinklänge op.

Life and work

Johann Strauss was the father of Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, who had a son called Johann Strauss III, born in He also had two daughters, Anna, who was born in , and Therese, who was born in His youngest son, Ferdinand, born in , lived only ten months.

Strauss's parents, Franz Borgias Strauss (October 10, – Apr