As per our current Database, Richard Strauss has been died on Sep 8, 1949 (age 85).
When Richard Strauss die, Richard Strauss was 85 years old.
| Popular As | Richard Strauss |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 11, 1864 (Munich, Germany) |
| Birthday | June 11 |
| Town/City | Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
Richard Strauss’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Richard Strauss was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Though he also had a successful career as a Conductor, this German musician is best remembered for composing significant operas (including Salome and Der Rosenkavalier); symphonic poems (including Also sprach Zarathustra and Death and Transfiguration); and lieder and orchestral pieces (including, respectively, Four Last Songs and Metamorphosen).
He grew up in Munich, Germany, and received his early musical education from his father, the prominent horn player Franz Strauss. He composed his first piece of music when he was just six years old.
His 1888 tone poem, Don Juan, is regarded as his first mature work.
His marriage to Soprano opera singer Pauline de Ahna resulted in a son named Franz.
He and fellow Composer Gustav Mahler belonged to the same post-Wagnerian school of German Romanticism.
