Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228
Johann Strauss Sr.
Browse 1 Sheet
Sort:
Song library
Browse piano sheets by Johann Strauss Sr. on Zen Virtual Piano. Johann Strauss the Elder was born in Vienna on March 14, 1804, the son of a humble innkeeper. His mother died when he was seven, and five years later his father drowned in the Danube. At 13 he reluctantly began a bookbinding apprenticeship, studying violin in his spare time, and he finished the apprenticeship in 1822, contrary to a story later told by his son Johann Strauss II. An innkeeper's son in a bookbinding apprenticeship, beside violin study in his spare time, may suggest music ran alongside his trade. He also played in Michael Pamer's popular orchestra, which he left at fifteen to join a trio formed by Joseph Lanner. Lanner and Strauss, with their contrasting styles, are among the architects of the Viennese waltz. In September 1825 Strauss left with some of Lanner's players to start his own orchestra, and in the carnival of 1826 he presented it at the Schwan in RoĆau, where his TƤuberln-Walzer, Op. 1, made his name. A career begun in other men's ensembles, beside a TƤuberln-Walzer that made his name in 1826, may suggest his reputation was built with his own band. His waltzes gradually grew out of a rustic peasant dance into what later generations call the Viennese waltz. The Radetzky March was composed for an occasion and first performed by Strauss and his orchestra; the title page of its piano edition carries a portrait of Radetzky and a dedication to the honour of the great commander and the Imperial-Royal Army. A waltz that grew out of a rustic peasant dance, beside a march dedicated to an army, may suggest an output that ranged from dance-floor roots to public occasions. Britannica finds in his works rhythmic verve and a charm of melodic design that show Viennese dance music at its best. In 1846 the Austrian Emperor gave him the title of Imperial-Royal Director of Music for the Balls at Court. His marriage was relatively unhappy, because frequent tours abroad kept him away for long periods and led to growing distance. He died of scarlet fever in Vienna on September 25, 1849, aged 45. A dedication to the Imperial-Royal Army, beside the 1846 court title, may suggest ties to official institutions. An imperial court title, set against a marriage strained by long tours, hints at public honor and private cost sitting together.
Browse piano sheets by Johann Strauss Sr. on Zen Virtual Piano.
Johann Strauss the Elder was born in Vienna on March 14, 1804, the son of a humble innkeeper. His mother died when he was seven, and five years later his father drowned in the Danube. At 13 he reluctantly began a bookbinding apprenticeship, studying violin in his spare time, and he finished the apprenticeship in 1822, contrary to a story later told by his son Johann Strauss II. An innkeeper's son in a bookbinding apprenticeship, beside violin study in his spare time, may suggest music ran alongside his trade.
He also played in Michael Pamer's popular orchestra, which he left at fifteen to join a trio formed by Joseph Lanner. Lanner and Strauss, with their contrasting styles, are among the architects of the Viennese waltz. In September 1825 Strauss left with some of Lanner's players to start his own orchestra, and in the carnival of 1826 he presented it at the Schwan in RoĆau, where his TƤuberln-Walzer, Op. 1, made his name. A career begun in other men's ensembles, beside a TƤuberln-Walzer that made his name in 1826, may suggest his reputation was built with his own band.
His waltzes gradually grew out of a rustic peasant dance into what later generations call the Viennese waltz. The Radetzky March was composed for an occasion and first performed by Strauss and his orchestra; the title page of its piano edition carries a portrait of Radetzky and a dedication to the honour of the great commander and the Imperial-Royal Army. A waltz that grew out of a rustic peasant dance, beside a march dedicated to an army, may suggest an output that ranged from dance-floor roots to public occasions.
Britannica finds in his works rhythmic verve and a charm of melodic design that show Viennese dance music at its best. In 1846 the Austrian Emperor gave him the title of Imperial-Royal Director of Music for the Balls at Court. His marriage was relatively unhappy, because frequent tours abroad kept him away for long periods and led to growing distance. He died of scarlet fever in Vienna on September 25, 1849, aged 45. A dedication to the Imperial-Royal Army, beside the 1846 court title, may suggest ties to official institutions. An imperial court title, set against a marriage strained by long tours, hints at public honor and private cost sitting together.
Search the library
Johann Strauss Sr.
Common questions
He was a Viennese composer and conductor of dance music, also called Johann Strauss I or the Elder, born in 1804.
It is a march first played by Strauss and his orchestra; the title page of the march's piano edition carries a dedication to the honour of the great commander and the Imperial-Royal Army.
His TƤuberln-Walzer, Op. 1, performed at the Schwan in RoĆau during the 1826 carnival, established his reputation.
He became Imperial-Royal Director of Music for the Balls at Court.