Franz Amon

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Franz Amon was the lead violinist and concertmaster of the dance orchestra of Johann Strauss I. [1]

As the elder Strauss was against a musical career for his sons, Amon was contracted secretly by Anna Strauss to teach her son Johann Strauss II, to play the violin. [1] [2] Johann paid for the lessons by giving piano lessons to other students. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Greene, David Mason (1985). Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers. Ohio, USA: Reproducing Piano Roll Foundation. p. 1348. ISBN   9780385142786.
  2. 1 2 Cruise, Bernadette (9 January 1994). "The Strauss boys had to support mother and family". The Canberra Times . Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. Wechsberg, Joseph (1973). The waltz emperors: the life and times and music of the Strauss family. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 272. ISBN   9780297765943.