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Strauß, Josef
© Copyright Josef Strauß, lithograph Strauß, Josef, b. Vienna, Aug. 22, 1827, d. Vienna, July 22, 1870, composer, originally architect and inventor; son of Johann Strauß the Elder, from 1862 directed the Strauß Orchestra together with his brother Johann Strauß the Younger; pursued a more poetic style of composition influenced by Franz Schubert, H. Berlioz and F. Chopin. Works: waltzes: Sphärenklänge; Delirienwalzer; Dorfschwalben aus Österreich; Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb´ und Lust. - Operettas, dances. Literature: A. Witeschnik, Die Dynastie Strauß, 1958; A. Weinmann, Verzeichnis sämtlicher Werke von Josef und Eduard Strauß, 1967; P. Prange, Die Strauß-Dynastie, 1991. References to other albums:
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