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First name: Johann
Last name: Strauss jr
Dates: 1815-1899
Category: Quintet
Nationality: Austrian
Opus name: Morgenblätter Waltzes, Op.279, arr. Silvertrust
Publisher: Silvertrust
Peculiarities: http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/strauss-jr-morgenblatter.htm
Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899), also known as Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, the Son (German: Sohn), Johann Baptist Strauss, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. 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", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. Strauss had two younger brothers, Josef and Eduard Strauss, who became composers of light music as well, although they were never as well known as their elder brother. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works include "The Blue Danube", "Kaiser-Walzer", "Tales from the Vienna Woods", and the "Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka". Among his operettas, Die Fledermaus and Der Zigeunerbaron are the best known.