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| | Strauss - MSN Encarta |
 | | Strauss, family of Austrian composers, of whom the two important members were father and son. |
 | | Strauss composed such famous waltzes as “An der schönen, blauen Donau” (The Blue Danube, 1867), “Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald” (Tales from the Vienna Woods, 1868), “Rosen aus dem Süden” (Roses from the South, 1880), and “Frühlingsstimmen” (Voices of Spring, 1883). |
 | | His two brothers, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss, often substituted as conductors of his orchestra and also composed many dance pieces. |
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