- by Art Sulit, www.MuSeeks.com/ArthurSulit
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Johann Strauss Jr., was the son of another great waltz composer, Johann Strauss Sr., who once forbade his son to enter music. Of no relation to Richard Strauss, his 'Over the Beautiful Blue Danube' waltz was also heightened in fame via Kubrick's movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.