Strauss
Strauss names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below. 1 of them is described by more than one encyclopedia.
Strauss JOHANN, an Austrian musician
Described by 2 of the 6 encyclopedias.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHANN, an Austrian musician; born in Vienna Oct. 25, 1825; began the composition of waltzes at age of six, and before he was 18 organized and conducted an orchestra and captivated the Vienna public with waltzes and polkas of his own composition. After composing dance music for JOHANN STRAUSS many years, he undertook an operetta, "Indigo," which was produced in 1871, and met with instantaneous success. Subsequently he produced "The Forty " Thieves"; "Cagliostro"; "A Night in Venice"; "The Gipsy Baron" Bar (operettas) and numerous waltzes, waltzes, the best known being "The Beautiful Blue Danube." He died in Vienna June 3, 1899.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
Johann, the name of two celebrated Austrian composers, father and son. Johann Strauss the elder (1804-1849) was violinist and assistant conductor in Lanner's orchestra. Later he organized an orchestra of his own with which he made a number of tours. He composed many waltzes, raising the standard of dance music to a high artistic level. Johann Strauss, the son (1825-1899), composed more than 400 waltzes and several successful operettas. His waltzes are well and widely known. The Beautiful Blue Danube is the most famous among them.
Strauss ALBERT, an American banker and public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ALBERT, an American banker and public official, born in New York City in 1864. He was educated at New York City College and from 1882 to 1918 was a member of the banking firm of J. & W. Seligman & Company. He was also a director of several banks and industrial corporations. During the World War he acted in an advisory capacity on international affairs to the United States Treasury. In September, 1919, he was appointed a member of the Federal Reserve Board for the term expiring October, 1928, and was designated as vice-governor of the Federal Reserve Banks. He resigned in March, 1920.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's account of the waltz king still stands in outline, though its list of operettas passes over "Die Fledermaus" (1874), which is now by far his most performed stage work, while "Indigo" and "Cagliostro" have all but vanished from theatres. "The Beautiful Blue Danube" (1867) has grown rather than faded: it closes the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert, held annually since the early 1940s and now televised to audiences around the world, and it became the signature of weightless spaceflight after Kubrick used it in "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). The more telling gap is that neither entry mentions Richard Strauss (1864-1949), who was alive and internationally famous when Collier's wrote in 1921 - "Salome" dated from 1905 and "Der Rosenkavalier" from 1911 - and who is today the most performed composer of the name. Albert Strauss, the Federal Reserve vice-governor who resigned in March 1920, has left almost no trace in general reference works since.
Written for this edition, 2026.