Johann Strauss II (German: "Johann Strauss (son)"; in English also Johann S… Read Full Bio ↴Johann Strauss II (German: "Johann Strauss (son)"; in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr., Johann Sebastian Strauss) (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899) was an Austrian composer known especially for his waltzes, such as The Blue Danube. The (in German) often used "Strauß" form is wrong, since he always wrote his name with "ss" and never with "ß".
Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother to the composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II was the most famous of the family. According to the The Blue Danube Songfacts, his father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker. Nevertheless, Strauss Junior studied the violin secretly as a child and when his father discovered his son secretly practicing the instrument one day, he gave him a severe whipping, saying that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. Fortunately, this did not discourage the budding musician.
He was known in his lifetime as "the waltz king," and the popularity of the waltz in Vienna through the 19th century is due in large part to him. He became the "waltz king" by his revolutionary elevation of the waltz from lowly peasant dance to sparkling entertainment for the royal Hapsburg court. Not only did he revolutionize the waltz, but his work enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors such as his father and Josef Lanner. Some of his polkas and marches are also well known, as is his operetta Die Fledermaus.
More recently, there is a concert broadcast on television and radio to many countries worldwide "The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra". This concert is a celebration of the music of the Strauss family, and has also become a traditional way to see in the New Year. This concert is played live each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. Due to the worldwide popularity of the event, which is always a packed venue, tickets are drawn by lottery if you want to attend the concert.
Each year at this concert a different conductor is chosen and some pick a general theme of that days concert. Among such themes of recent years were the launching of the European currency the Euro, and the expansion of the European Union.
Son of the composer Johann Strauss I, and brother to the composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, Johann II was the most famous of the family. According to the The Blue Danube Songfacts, his father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker. Nevertheless, Strauss Junior studied the violin secretly as a child and when his father discovered his son secretly practicing the instrument one day, he gave him a severe whipping, saying that he was going to beat the music out of the boy. Fortunately, this did not discourage the budding musician.
He was known in his lifetime as "the waltz king," and the popularity of the waltz in Vienna through the 19th century is due in large part to him. He became the "waltz king" by his revolutionary elevation of the waltz from lowly peasant dance to sparkling entertainment for the royal Hapsburg court. Not only did he revolutionize the waltz, but his work enjoyed greater fame than his predecessors such as his father and Josef Lanner. Some of his polkas and marches are also well known, as is his operetta Die Fledermaus.
More recently, there is a concert broadcast on television and radio to many countries worldwide "The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra". This concert is a celebration of the music of the Strauss family, and has also become a traditional way to see in the New Year. This concert is played live each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. Due to the worldwide popularity of the event, which is always a packed venue, tickets are drawn by lottery if you want to attend the concert.
Each year at this concert a different conductor is chosen and some pick a general theme of that days concert. Among such themes of recent years were the launching of the European currency the Euro, and the expansion of the European Union.
Perpetual Motion: A Musical Joke
Johann Strauss II Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Johann Strauss II:
dämonen-quadrille op. 19 Ausverkaufte Tour, aber ich rapp erst seit Corona Ich bin üb…
Fruhlingsstimmen Op. 410 "Frühlingsstimmen" Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt, Der …
Frühlingsstimmen Op. 410 "Frühlingsstimmen" Die Lerche in blaue Höh entschwebt, Der …
Voices of Spring Hear the music of the breeze That comes a humming through…
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Claudiu Vartolomei
Johann Strauss a fost un compozitor austriac, fiul lui Johann Strauß. Își face ucenicia muzicală sub atenta supraveghere a tatălui său. Debutează ca dirijor la 19 ani, stârnind admirația celor din jur. Wikipedia
Născut: 25 octombrie 1825, Neubau, Viena, Austria
Decedat: 3 iunie 1899, Viena, Austria
Soții: Adele Deutsch (căs. 1887–1899), Angelika Dittrich (căs. 1878–1882), Henrietta Treffz (căs. 1862–1878)
Frați/surori: Josef Strauss, Eduard Strauss, Anna Strauss, Ferdinand Strauss, Therese Strauss
Compoziții
Dunărea albastră
Liliacul (Die Fledermaus/ The Bat)
Voices of Spring
Jeenkz K
After decades of trying to remember this song, I’ve finally found it!! I used to listen to a Strauss tape as a child. For YEARS I didn’t know where to begin figuring out how to find it. Of all places I’ve finally figured to search the list of songs from Tom and Jerry “Johann Mouse”....and here we are.
Noir
Music that 3 minutes long? This man predicted pop music!
Kohn Jricfalusi
underrated gem
salud y riqueza
Un gran clásico!!!
skyskyysky
it's just like telling a joke to a bunch of mathematicians, except you show them equations instead
Benjamin Miller
Fantastic song! Makes me laugh just listening to it!!
Vuk Perovic
What a piece!!!!:)))))
Big Rob
ya know for a musical joke this is pretty good.
IgNaceus
No joke!
Pepprina Malt
I love it. Thank you.