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Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 June 3, 1899), also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss,
Jr., the Younger, or the Son (German: Sohn), 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 then
responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
Strauss was born in St. Ulrich (now a part of Neubau), the son of Johann Strauss I, another composer of dance
music. His father did not wish him to become a composer, but rather a banker; however, the son defied his
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