Strauss ,Johann( the Elder )

 (1804-1849)

Born in Vienna. In 1824 he was deputy conductor of the orchestra led by the Austrian composer Joseph Lanner.

Strauss organized his own orchestra in 1825 and toured Europe, popularizing the waltz. He himself composed 152 waltzes, as well as many polkas, galops, quadrilles, and marches.

Among his best-known waltzes is “Lorelei—Sounds of the Rhine”.