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Name: Richard Strauss
Birth Date: 1864
Death Date: 1949
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Occupations: composer, conductor

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Biography of Richard Strauss
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Richard Strauss (1864-1949), the German composer and conductor, is known especially for his operas and symphonic poems linked to his phenomenal mastery of the orchestra. He was the chief exemplar of post-Wagnerian tastes and techniques. Richard Strauss...


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Richard Strauss ( June 11 , 1864 – September 8 , 1949 ) was a German composer of classical music and conductor. Unsourced Never look at the Trombones, you'll only encourage them. Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage...


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Richard Georg Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. Strauss was also a noted...


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Was Richard Strauss a Nazi?
12/01/2000: 2,659 words, approx. 9 pages
What makes a great composer? No music lover would deny that Beethoven was one, probably the greatest of all. In his music he reaches the pinnacle of human emotion in a manner not fully achieved by any other, but there are many other...
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RICHARD STRAUSS: AN UNHEROIC LIFE.(Review)
05/01/2000: 726 words, approx. 2 pages
The Life of Richard Strauss. Bryan Gilliam. Cambridge University Press. [pounds]27.95 (h.b.) and [pounds]9.95 (p.b.). 201 pages. ISBN 0-521-57019-0 (h.b.) and 0-521-57895-7(p.b.). Richard Strauss: An Intimate Portrait. Kurt Wilhelm. Translated by Mary Whitall. Thames & Hudson. [pounds]18.95 (p.b.). 312 pages. ISBN 0-500-28159-9. ...
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Strauss heirs must share opera royalties
6/14/2007: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
A court has ordered descendants of composer Richard Strauss to share royalties with the heirs of librettist Hugo von Hoffmansthal for nine collaborations, including the popular operas "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Elektra."In a decision made public Thursday, the Munich state court found that letters and agreements...
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Maazel to end NY Phil tenure with Mahler
1/11/2008: 316 words, approx. 1 pages
Lorin Maazel will close out his seven years as music director of the New York Philharmonic by conducting Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand.""It seems to be an appropriate closing statement," Maazel said at a news conference Thursday announcing the orchestra's 2008-09 season.The Philharmonic's 167th season...
 


 

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