Johann Strauss I
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Johann Baptist Strauss I, also known as Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder or the Father, was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and gal
1835 lithograph by Josef Kriehuber
Johann Strauss I, 1837
Grave of Johann Strauss I, Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Austria
Cover sheet of Loreley-Rhein-Klänge
Radetzky March
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The "Radetzky March", Op. 228, is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. which was first performed on 31 August 1848 in Vienna to celebrate the victory of the Austrian Empire under Field Marshal Josep
Johann Strauss I
…thereby setting the foundations for his sons—Johann, Josef and Eduard—to carry on his musical dynasty. He is best known for his composition of the Radetzky March (named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz). Johann Strauss was born in Leopoldstadt (now in Vienna). Strauss's parents, Franz Borgias Strauss (10 October…
"Radetzky March" by Johann Strauss (Senior), cover sheet, 1848
"Radetzky March"'s musical notes in Vienna, Austria