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John J. Strauss is an American producer and writer of film and television. He has written a variety of films across numerous genres - animation, drama, comedy and more. He is best known for writing There's Something About Mary (1998), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and The Santa Clause 2 (2002).
- Early Life
- Polkas, Marches, & Waltzes
- The Blue Danube
- Operettas
- Strauss' Major Works
- Death & Legacy
Johann Strauss Junior was born in Vienna on 25 October 1825. His mother was Anna Streim, and his father was the successful composer Johann Strauss the Elder (1804-1849), who wrote the Radetzky March besides many waltzes, polkas, and galops (a fast dance which included a hop after each phrase of music). Strauss Senior had his own orchestra which pla...
Like his father, Johann was particularly attracted to the trio of waltzes, polkas, and marches. The lively polka, which derived from a Bohemian folk dance, is a duple-time (2/4) dance whose popularity is almost entirely down to the Strauss family. Marches were composed for playing as an aid for soldiers to march in moderate or quick time, hence its...
Strauss' waltz masterpiece is An der schönen, blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube), most often referred to simply as The Blue Danube. The most famous waltz of all those written by 'The Waltz King' was composed in 1867 and performed with great success at the Paris Exhibition ball that year. The Blue Danube swept Vienna off its feet, even that...
Strauss was encouraged to try his hand at operettas by both his wife Henrietta and his friend and fellow composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880). Operettas are shorter and lighter versions of operas, with entertainment a high priority for the composer and librettist. For this reason, operettas came to represent works of comedy or satire. The format ...
The most popular works of Johann Strauss II include: 1. Tritsch-Tratsch polka (1858) 2. Champagner-Polka – Champagne Polka(1858) 3. Morgenblätter waltz – Morning Newspapers(1864) 4. An der schönen, blauen Donau waltz – By the Beautiful Blue Danube(1867) 5. Künstlerleben waltz – An Artist's Life(1867) 6. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald waltz – Tales ...
Johann Strauss II died of lung problems in Vienna on 3 June 1899; he was interred in the Central Cemetery of Vienna. Strauss had produced what is often disparagingly called 'light' music, but he was a product of his period when there was a reaction to the 'serious' music which had gone before. As the Classical Music Encyclopedianotes: "The operetta...
- Mark Cartwright
Johann Baptist Strauss II (German: [ˈjoːhan bapˈtɪst ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 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.
The Strauss family led Europeans a merry waltz in a repressive age. But what was the secret that kept Johann II, the greatest Strauss, from dancing himself? If any composer could be said to have discovered the secret of eternal youth, it was Johann Strauss II.
Apr 2, 2014 · Johann Strauss, often referred to as Johann Strauss II, was born in 1825 in Austria. His father, Johann Strauss the Elder, was a self-taught musician who established a musical dynasty in Vienna...
May 30, 2024 · Johann Strauss II, ‘the Waltz King,’ a composer famous for his Viennese waltzes and operettas. His most famous single composition is An der schonen blauen Donau (1867; The Blue Danube), the main theme of which became one of the best-known tunes in 19th-century music.
John J. Strauss is an American screenwriter, TV writer and producer. He is best known for There's Something About Mary (1998), Mozart In The Jungle (2014), David Makes Man (2019), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and Boy Meets World (1993).
