Strauss

Strauss
noun
1. Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer
2. Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer
3. German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)
• Syn: ↑Richard Strauss
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer

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/strows/ or, for 1-3, 5, Ger. /shtrddows/, n.
1. David Friedrich /dah"veet frddee"drddikh/, 1808-74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.
2. Johann /yoh"hahn/, 1804-49, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.
3. his son Johann ("The Waltz King"), 1825-99, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.
4. Levi, 1829?-1902, U.S. pants manufacturer: developed Levis.
5. Richard /rddikh"ahrddt/, 1864-1949, German orchestra conductor and composer.

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I [strous; shtrous]
the name of two Austrian composers
■ Johann (1804 - 49), a leading composer of waltzes; known as Strauss the Elder. His best-known work is the Radetzky March (1838)
■ Johann (1825 - 99), son of Strauss the Elder; known as Strauss the Younger and as the waltz king. He composed many famous waltzes, such as The Blue Danube (1867) and Tales from the Vienna Woods (1868). He is also noted for the operetta Die Fledermaus (1874)
II
Levi (c.1829 - 1902), U.S. manufacturer; born in Germany. He established Levi Strauss & Company in 1850 to sell pants made of tent canvas to gold miners. He eventually switched to denim cloth and made the work pants that became known as blue jeans or "Levi's."
III
Richard (1864 - 1949), German composer. With librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal he produced operas such as Der Rosenkavalier (1911). He is often regarded as the last of the 19th-century romantic composers

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