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

    Vienna waltz Strauss Lanner

    3. Reforming the waltz

    Joseph Lanner was one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even high society could enjoy. His Quartet expanded into a small string orchestra in 1824 and Lanner went on to be just as famous as his friend and musical rival Johann Strauss I.

    1. Image 1: Johann Strauss I
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    3. Image 3: Vienna waltz Strauss Lanner
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    7. Image 7: Radetzky von Radetz Johann Strauss I
    8. Image 8: Strauss brothers Johann Eduard Josef
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