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STRAUSS:
THE KING OF THREE-QUARTER TIME


SUBJECTS — Musical/Classical; World/Austria; Biography;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Friendship; Child Abuse;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Caring.

Age: 6-12; Not Rated; Drama; 1996; 51 minutes; Color.


Strauss Waltz
Johann Strauss, Jr., with his father, is responsible for the popularity of the Viennese waltz. This film shows a fictional friendship between Strauss and a stable boy who loves to play the horn. Strauss helps the boy stand up to his abusive stepfather. Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time is another Composers' Special, a set of award winning children's films presenting fictional but illustrative episodes in the lives of great composers.

Children watching this movie will become acquainted with the waltz and the Strauss family. They will also be shown a path by which a child can stand up to a physically abusive adult.

The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide will help parents and teachers use Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time to acquaint children with the Strauss family and their great contribution to the waltz.



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Waltz, Johann Strauss, Jr.

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Johann, Sr. left his wife and children for a mistress, spending his money on her to the detriment of his family. When it appeared that Johann, Jr. had musical talent, his mother had him secretly trained. Johann, Sr. was outraged when he discovered this and did everything he could to discourage his son's musical career. For example, when it became known that Johann, Jr. wanted to hold his first concert, the father had his manager go to each concert hall in Vienna and warn them that if they employed his son or rented their hall to the boy, the elder Strauss would never perform there again. Given Johann Strauss Sr.'s popularity, this was a threat of economic extinction. Johann, Jr., at the age of 19, was forced to hold his first concert in the suburbs at a hall to which the manager had not yet been able to deliver the father's threat. Johann, Jr. was an immediate success and the rivalry between father and son continued for many years.


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