Johann Strauss II

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Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899), also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son (German: Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 400 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", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

Strauss was born in St Ulrich near Vienna (now a part of Neubau), Austria, on October 25, 1825, to the composer Johann Strauss I. Strauss had two younger brothers, Josef and Eduard Strauss, who became composers of light music as well, altho
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Die Fledermaus: Vocal Score

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Eine Nacht in Venedig

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The Great Waltzes in Full S...

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Favorite Waltzes, Polkas an...

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Johann Strauss: 26 Waltzes,...

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Strauss Gold: The Essential...

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Künstlerleben (Artist's Lif...

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MEINE STRAUSS WALZER 1 PIANO

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“Himmlisch ist's, wenn ich bezwungen
Meine irdische Begier;
Aber doch wenn's nicht gelungen,
Hatt' ich auch recht hübsch Plaisir!”
Johann Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Vocal Score

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