Johann Strauss II

Also known as Waltz King alvarado, Walzerkönig, Johann Strauss Jr., Johann Strauss Jr, Johann Strauss, Junior, Johann Strauss, Jr, Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Baptist Strauß

Austrian composer (1825-1899)

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Johann Strauss II was an Austrian composer who lived from 1825 to 1899 and became famous for writing waltzes and other orchestral dance music. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in musical history because his compositions helped define the sound of 19th-century Vienna and remain widely performed and enjoyed today.

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Born: 1825
Died: 1899
Works: 196

Top works

Blindekuh
Gesangs-Text zu Der lustige Krieg
Learn to Play the Classics Book 17
Vous allez enfin aimer la musique classique
Die Fledermaus (The bat)

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Sound · Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]

Johann Baptist Strauss II (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. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.

Known for

Johann Strauss und die Frauen — Self (archive footage)2025
Die Fledermaus — Self - Composer1986
Strauss: Die Fledermaus — Self - Composer1980

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Johann Baptist Strauss II (/straʊs/; 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. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.

In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", as he played a major role in popularizing the waltz in the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer" (Emperor Waltz), "Tales from the Vienna Woods", "Frühlingsstimmen" (Voices of Spring), and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known.