Johann Strauss Father was an Austrian composer known for his waltzes, polkas, and marches. He was born in Vienna in 1804 to musician parents and received musical training in violin and viola as a child. Strauss went on to become the conductor of a local orchestra in 1822 and began composing his own music in 1825. Some of his most famous compositions include the Radetzky March, Tauberln Waltz, and Doblinger-reunion Waltz. Strauss found great success performing music in England for Queen Victoria's coronation and lived in Vienna until his death from fever in 1849.