Who was Johann Strauss I's famous composition named after?
Joseph Radetzky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Answer
Joseph Radetzky, an Austrian field marshal, is the namesake of Johann Strauss I's renowned composition, the "Radetzky March." Written in 1848, the march celebrates Radetzky's victories in the Italian campaign of the First Italian War of Independence. It became an instant hit and remains a popular concert piece, traditionally played as an encore with the audience clapping along to its distinctive rhythm.
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