Sound1825-10-26 - 1899-06-03Sankt Ulrich, Austrian Empire [now Vienna, Austria]Male
Johann Strauss II
Also known as The Waltz King, Johann Strauss Jr., Johann Strauss Sohn
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.
