Strauss Monument
Description:
The monument to Strauss is dedicated to the famous Austrian composer Johann Strauss. Conductor, violinist, king of waltz, he lived in Vienna in the XIX century. He owns numerous popular operettas and dance works. Over the years of his life, Strauss wrote almost 500 pieces of music. Of these, 168 waltzes, 73 quadrilles, 117 fields. 31 mazurkas, 43 marches, 15 operettas, ballet and comic opera. Monuments to Strauss are set in two cities, Vienna and St. Petersburg, where the composer toured for ten seasons.
He was born in the family of Johann Strauss Sr., also a composer. Lived 73 years. His wife Adele outlived him by 31 years and dedicated those years to collecting and preserving her husband's creative legacy.