Karl Michael Ziehrer (also spelled as Carl Michael Ziehrer) (May 2, 1843 - November 14, 1922) was an Austrian composer. In his lifetime, he was one of the fiercest rivals of the Strauss family; most notably Johann Strauss II[1] and Eduard Strauss. Born in Vienna,[2] Ziehrer was taught music by Simon Sechter, a famous Viennese hat-maker. He was soon discovered by music publisher Carl Haslinger,[2] one of Johann Strauss II's publishers, who had fallen out with Strauss regarding the receipts from the latter's lucrative Russian venture.

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