Editing Franz Strauss (section)

{{short description|German composer and musician}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[Franz Josef Strauss]], 20th-century politician}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Franz Strauss.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1822|2|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Parkstein]], Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1905|5|31|1822|2|26|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Munich]], German Empire
| occupation = Horn player and composer
| spouse = Elise Seiff (1851–1854)<br />Joséphine Pschorr (1863–death)
| children = 4, including [[Richard Strauss]]
}}

'''Franz Josef Strauss''' (26 February 1822 – 31 May 1905) was a German musician and [[composer]]. He was principal [[Horn (instrument)|horn]] player of the [[Bavarian State Opera|Bavarian Court Opera]] for more than 40 years, a teacher at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater München|Royal School of Music]], Munich, a conductor, and accomplished performer on the [[guitar]], [[clarinet]] and [[viola]]

Strauss was the father of the composer [[Richard Strauss]], on whose early musical development he was a great influence, steering his son to the [[Classical period (music)|classical]] and away from modern styles. As a composer, Strauss senior is remembered for his works for the horn. They include two concertos and numerous smaller works.