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Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II (born Johann Baptist Strauss) also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger, the Son, 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 responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century. Some of Johann Strauss's most famous works i

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  • Born October 25, 1825
  • Died June 3, 1899
  • Gender Male
  • Created September 10, 2021 by
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  • Modified September 29, 2021 by
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