It can be claimed without a doubt that people who start their understanding of classical western music must have heard about composers like Mozart, Beethoven or Bach. But people who are a little more experienced in this field or are fans of Waltz music must have also heard of Johann Strauss Jr., otherwise known as 'The Waltz King', a person responsible for making the beautiful waltz style of music famous worldwide. Who is this Johann Strauss II? From being born in Austria to Johann Strauss Sr., a composer to learning violin secretly despite resistance from his father, Johann Strauss II was a man of firm determination and brilliance from childhood. As a composer of light music, his composition includes over 500 musical pieces and was the person who skyrocketed the popularity of waltz upwards in Vienna during the 19 th century. His popularity is evident from the fact the Kursalon Vienna presents his composition as a homage to him continuously throughout the ye...