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Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

Born: 1825-10-26 • Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]

Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (German: Johann Strauß Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas, as well as a violinist. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet.

Filmography
Johann Strauss und die Frauen poster
Johann Strauss und die Frauen
2025 • Self (archive footage)
Die Fledermaus poster
Die Fledermaus
1986 • Self - Composer
Strauss: Die Fledermaus poster
Strauss: Die Fledermaus
1980 • Self - Composer