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On September 10, 1894, Strauss married singer Pauline de Ahna. She was well-known for being tough and quirky, but the marriage was generally joyful, and she was a major source of inspiration for him. In 1950, she died barely eight months after him.[([[https:// | On September 10, 1894, Strauss married singer Pauline de Ahna. She was well-known for being tough and quirky, but the marriage was generally joyful, and she was a major source of inspiration for him. In 1950, she died barely eight months after him.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Sprach Zarathustra ===== | ||
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+ | The tone poem Don Juan, published in 1888, was Strauss' | ||
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+ | ===== Salome ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss wrote Salome, a musically demanding contemporary opera based on Oscar Wilde' | ||
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+ | ===== Elektra ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Romantic Operas ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss resorted to a more rich, lyrical late-Romantic style for his later operas. Among these compositions were the massively popular Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), and Arabella (1932.). [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Rise Of The Nazi Party ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss did not join the Nazi party in the early 1930s. However, for practical reasons, he first collaborated with the early Nazi dictatorship in the belief that it would promote German art and culture. However, much of Strauss' | ||
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+ | ===== After 2nd World War ===== | ||
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+ | Strauss was seized by US forces at his farm at the end of WWII. "I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Rosenkavalier and Salome," | ||