Alois Strohmayer (1822-1890) was an

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during the

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and a member of the celebrated Schrammel Quartet. He was the father of Anton Strohmayer, a famous Austrian

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Biography

For much of the 20th century, many of Alois Strohmayer's 200+ compositions remained undiscovered, however they were re-discovered by a

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in 1971. Alois Strohmayer was born in Vienna in 1822 and began writing music at the age of just seventeen. Starting off writing only violin pieces, he soon turned to folk music ensembles with well-known musicians such as Georg Danzer and the Schrammel brothers in the form of

Schrammelmusik Schrammelmusik () is a style of Vienna, Viennese folk music originating in the late nineteenth century and still performed in present-day Austria. The style is named for the prolific folk composers Johann and Josef Schrammel. The Schrammel brothers ...

. His compositions included waltzes, polkas, dances and marches with influence being drawn from

Johann Strauss Sr. Johann Baptist Strauss I (; also Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder, the Father; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and galops, which he ...

Josef Lanner Joseph Franz Karl Lanner (12 April 1801 – 14 April 1843) was an Austrian dance music composer and dance orchestra conductor. He is best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to s ...

and

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

. He wrote primarily for an ensemble of two violins, bass guitar and woodwind instrument, flute or clarinet. He died at the age of 78 in 1890.

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