Richard Strauss Accomplishments

Richard Strauss was one of the greatest composers of his time. His musical career falls into the romantic and early modern age (19-20 century). He was known mostly for his symphonic poems and Operas. He was fairly unique because he composed music during hard political times. He lived through his music, using it as a form of expression and response to current situations. Richard Strauss was born June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany. He was born into a wealthy and accomplished family. His mother was an heiress of the Pschorr Symphony brewing Dynasty, which was a famous German Beer. I guess we can assume that Richard was destined to be a musician, being that his father, Franz Joseph Strauss was considered one of the best French horn players of his time; he was the principal horn player of Munich Court Orchestra and was recognized as Germany’s leading virtuoso of the instrument. His father’s talents came to his advantage. Franz Strauss dedicated to instill this into his son. At home music was a way of life. By the age of 4,

I have concluded this from analyzing the growth in his music in his young adulthood. By the age of 21, Strauss became conductor of the Meiningen Court Orchestra where he met his two musical influences Alexander Ritter and Richard Wagner. He soon after became assistant conductor in Munich Opera. After his success in Minch, he was offered a position in Meiningen as an assistant conductor. Here he eminence as a conductor to a composer where he began working on what he called Tone Poems, originally called symphonic poems. This marked the success of his composer career. This was a hue turning point for Strauss because his father detested the work and persona of Wagner and he would usually practice in secret. But it was suggested that he drop his routinely classical style and he express his musical ideas in the medium of the symphonic or tone poem. His most famous work being, “Don