March 15 - Eduard Strauss (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Eduard Strauss (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer and member of the famous Strauss family. 
[For last year's tribute to Colin McPhee click here.]

Inheritance

Eduard Strauss, the other son,

Lived, just as his dad had done,

Paying all his earthly bills

With waltzes, polkas, and quadrilles.

Playing dances that would please

The ever-dancing Viennese.

And thriving in this venture, he

Outlasted his own century.

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