# Richard Strauss — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/richard-strauss-whe-definition-discussion/9964 "2023-08-11T16:00:01Z")\
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Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German conductor and composer of both innovative late-Romantic and Modernist music. He is best known for his symphonic poems and operas like _Salome_ and _Elektra_, both of which caused a sensation. Strauss gained a whole new generation of admirers when his _Also sprach Zarathustra_ was used in the 1968 film _2001: A Space Odyssey_.

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**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/richard-strauss-whe-definition-discussion/9964/2 "2026-07-29T13:16:43Z")

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