The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
Period: Romantic
Born: Tuesday, October 25, 1825 in Vienna,
Austria
Died: Saturday, June 3, 1899 in Vienna, Austria
Nation of Origin: Austria
Major Works:
Waltzes:
The Blue Danube
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Operetta: Die Fledermaus
Other Information:
Johann Strauss Jr. was the first son of Johann Strauss Sr. (1804 -
1849). Johann Strauss Jr. was considered the "waltz king".
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton
(Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive
Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN:
0393098680
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton
& Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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Biography at the Johann Strauss Society
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