Richard Strauss
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| - | '''Richard Georg Strauss''' (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading [[German composer]] of the late [[Romantic music|Romantic]] and early [[20th-century classical music|modern]] eras. The opening to ''Also sprach Zarathustra'' became one of the best known pieces of film music when Stanley Kubrick used it in his 1968 movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. | + | '''Richard Georg Strauss''' (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading [[German composer]] of the late [[Romantic music|Romantic]] and early [[20th-century classical music|modern]] eras. The opening to ''Also sprach Zarathustra'' became one of the best known pieces of film music when Stanley Kubrick used it in his film ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (1968). |
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| He is known for his [[opera]]s, which include ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'', ''[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]'' and ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]''; his [[Lied]]er, especially his ''[[Four Last Songs]]''; his [[Symphonic poem|tone poem]]s, including ''[[Don Juan (Strauss)|Don Juan]]'', ''[[Death and Transfiguration]]'', ''[[Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks]]'', ''[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]'', ''[[Ein Heldenleben]]'', ''[[Symphonia Domestica]]'', and ''[[An Alpine Symphony]]''; and other instrumental works such as ''[[Metamorphosen]]'' and his [[Oboe Concerto (Strauss)|Oboe Concerto]]. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire. | He is known for his [[opera]]s, which include ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'', ''[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]'' and ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]''; his [[Lied]]er, especially his ''[[Four Last Songs]]''; his [[Symphonic poem|tone poem]]s, including ''[[Don Juan (Strauss)|Don Juan]]'', ''[[Death and Transfiguration]]'', ''[[Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks]]'', ''[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]'', ''[[Ein Heldenleben]]'', ''[[Symphonia Domestica]]'', and ''[[An Alpine Symphony]]''; and other instrumental works such as ''[[Metamorphosen]]'' and his [[Oboe Concerto (Strauss)|Oboe Concerto]]. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire. | ||
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Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. The opening to Also sprach Zarathustra became one of the best known pieces of film music when Stanley Kubrick used it in his film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
Overview
He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; his tone poems, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony; and other instrumental works such as Metamorphosen and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status as his compositions became standards of orchestral and operatic repertoire.
Strauss, along with Gustav Mahler, represents the late flowering of German Romanticism after Richard Wagner, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style.
