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Josef Strauss was created into perhaps one of the most well-known of Viennese music families. His dad, Johann Strauss (1804-1849), was a violinist in the favorite Josef Lanner dance orchestra when he wedded Maria Anna Streim, and formed his very own orchestra and overtook Lanner in reputation. Johann Sr. was …

Born having a two times S by the end of his last name, Oscar Straus shaved off the ultimate consonant to show that he wasn’t linked to the category of the famous Waltz Ruler. Confusion was unavoidable, for Straus was a respected composer in the metallic age group of operetta, …