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
compositeur, chef d'orchestre et violoniste autrichien
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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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Person · Open Library
- 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)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Johann Strauss II, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Français
Johann Strauss II, dit Johann Strauss fils (Johann Strauss Sohn) ou Johann Strauss le jeune, est un compositeur autrichien né le 25 octobre 1825 à Vienne et mort le 3 juin 1899 dans la même ville. On lui doit en particulier de la musique de danse et des opérettes. Il a composé plus de 500 valses, polkas, quadrilles, et d'autres types de musique de danse, ainsi que plusieurs opérettes et un ballet. Surnommé « le roi de la valse », il est responsable de la popularité de la valse à Vienne au cours du XIXe siècle. Ses deux jeunes frères, Josef et Eduard Strauss, également compositeurs de musique légère, n'ont jamais eu la notoriété de leur frère aîné. Parmi ses œuvres les plus célèbres, on peut citer Le beau Danube bleu, La Valse de l'empereur, les Histoires de la forêt viennoise et la Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka. Parmi ses opérettes, La Chauve-souris et Le Baron tzigane sont les plus connues.
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1825 births1899 deaths19th-century Austrian classical composers19th-century Austrian male musicians19th-century male composersArtists from CoburgAustrian light music composersAustrian male opera composersAustrian opera composersAustrian operetta composersAustrian people of German descentAustrian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
![Uhren-Duett aus "Fledermaus" : 2. Akt / [Johann Strauß]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F005714%2Ffon_snp_a_005714_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![The bat (Die Fledermaus) : Selection; [2. part] / Johann Strauss](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F000550%2Ffon_snp_a_000550_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![Der Zigeunerbaron : Auswahl aus der Operette; [Teil 1] / Johann Strauss](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F012093%2Ffon_snp_a_012093_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande : aus "Fledermaus"; 3. Akt / [Johann Strauß]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F005715%2Ffon_snp_a_005715_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![Ensemble und Couplet der Adele aus "Fledermaus" : Mein Herr Marquis / [Johann Strauß]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F005713%2Ffon_snp_a_005713_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
