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Also known as Franz Joseph Strauss

German composer and virtuoso horn player. Father of Richard Strauss (1822–1905)

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Works
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Top works

  • Nocturno, Op. 7
  • 17 Concert Studies
  • Vulgärlatein und Vulgärsprache im Zusammenhang der Sprachenfrage im 16. Jahrhundert <Frankreich und Italien>

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Franz Joseph Strauss (26 February 1822 – 31 May 1905) was a German musician. He was a composer, a virtuoso horn player and accomplished performer on the guitar, clarinet and viola. He was principal horn player of the Bavarian Court Opera for more than 40 years, a teacher at the Royal School of Music, Munich, and a conductor. Strauss is perhaps best known as the father of the composer Richard Strauss, on whose early musical development he was a great influence, steering his son to the classical

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Quotes

  • You conductors who are so proud of your power! When a new man faces the orchestra–from the way he walks up the steps to the podium and opens his score–before he even picks up his baton–we know whether he is the master or we.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Franz
Family name
Strauss
Gender
male
Place of birth
Parkstein
Place of death
Munich
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
horn
Image
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date of birth
1822-02-26
date of death
1905-05-31
place of burial
Recoleta Cemetery
name in native language
Franz Strauss
Commons category
Franz Strauss
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