!!!Strauß, Josef Strauss, Josef, b. Vienna, Aug. 22, 1827, d. Vienna, July 22, 1870, composer, originally architect and inventor; son of Johann Strauss the Elder, from 1862 directed the Strauss Orchestra together with his brother Johann Strauss the Younger; pursued a more poetic style of composition influenced by Franz Schubert, H. Berlioz and F. Chopin. !Works waltzes: Sphaerenklaenge; Delirienwalzer; Dorfschwalben aus Oesterreich; Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb´ und Lust. - Operettas, dances. !Literature A. Witeschnik, Die Dynastie Strauss, 1958; A. Weinmann, Verzeichnis saemtlicher Werke von Josef und Eduard Strauss, 1967; P. Prange, Die Strauss-Dynastie, 1991. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Strauß,_Josef|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]