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Johann Strauss Jr. (Uncredited)

Johann Strauss Jr.

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 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 was born in St.

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  • Fortas Chamber Music Concert: The Nash Ensemble of London Fortas Chamber Music Concert: The Nash Ensemble of London 4/1/2014 7:30 PM

    Last heard at the Kennedy Center as part of the 2009 CrossCurrents festival, The Nash Ensemble performs one of musical literature's timeless cornerstones, Brahms's Clarinet Quintet, on a program with works by Mozart, J. Strauss, and Schoenberg.

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