Franz Amon
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Franz Amon was the lead violinist of dance orchestra of Johann Strauss I
. When her son was at the age of six, Anna Strauss had Amon teach her son, Johann Strauss II
, to play the violin.
Johann Strauss I
Johann Strauss I , born in Vienna, was an Austrian Romantic composer famous for his waltzes, and for popularizing them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty...
. When her son was at the age of six, Anna Strauss had Amon teach her son, Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
, to play the violin.