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    The Strauss Family: 15 facts about Vienna's musical dynasty

    Radetzky von Radetz Johann Strauss I

    7. The Radetzky March

    Johann Strauss I’s most famous piece is probably the 1848 Radetzky March – named after Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, written to commemorate Radetsky's victory at the Battle of Custoza. When it was first played in front of Austrian officers they spontaneously clapped and stamped their feet when they heard the chorus. This tradition is kept alive today when the march is played in classical music venues in Vienna.

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