Richard Strauss: Quick Facts

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Born	June 11, 1864 • Munich • Germany
Died	September 8, 1949 (aged 85) • Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Germany
Notable Works	“A Hero’s Life” • “An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64” • “Arabella” • “Ariadne auf Naxos” • “Capriccio” • “Death and Transfiguration” • “Der Rosenkavalier” • “Don Juan” • “Don Quixote” • “Elektra” • “From Italy” • “Guntram” • “Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major” • “Intermezzo” • “Oboe Concerto” • “Salome” • “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” • “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks”
Movement / Style	Romanticism