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Is Johann Strauss a real person?

Johann Strauss II (born Vienna, October 25 1825; died Vienna June 3 1899) was an Austrian composer, conductor and violinist. His father, also called Johann, was also a very famous composer, and is now known as Johann Strauss I (or Johann Strauss Sr) while his eldest son is called Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauss Jr).

How many works did Johann Strauss write?

He composed nearly 300 works in all, including the waltz Loreley-Rhein-Klänge (1843) and Radetzky March. Strauss died of scarlet fever on Sep. 24, 1849, in Vienna. In 1889 his son, Johann Strauss, the Younger, published Strauss’s collected works. His other sons, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, were also conductors.

Was ist Strauss?

Strauss ist der Name einer legendären österreichischen Familiendynastie, die mehrere Walzerkomponisten und hervorragende Kapellmeister hervorgebracht hat, eines der Mitglieder schrieb darüber hinaus bekannte Operetten. Musiker sind fett hervorgehoben. Alle Unterschriften sind in lateinischer Kursivschrift.