Johann Strauss d.y.
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
österrikisk tonsättare, dirigent och violinist
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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
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Johann Strauss d.y., held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Svenska
Johann Strauss den yngre, egentligen Johann Baptist Strauss, född 25 oktober 1825 i Wien, död 3 juni 1899 i Wien, son till Johann Strauss den äldre och Anna Streim (1801-70), var en österrikisk tonsättare, dirigent och violinist, främst känd för sina wienervalser och operetter. Johann Strauss hade två yngre bröder, Josef och Eduard Strauss, vilka också skrev dansmusik, men som aldrig blev lika berömda som sin äldre broder.
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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)
