Who wrote the song that was sung to the famous tune of the composer known as the Father of the Symphony?
Sei gesegnet ohne Ende "Sei gesegnet ohne Ende" (English translation: "Be Blessed Without End"), also known as the ″Kernstock-Hymne″, is a German language song that was the national anthem of Austria from 1929 until 1938. Written by Ottokar Kernstock, it was sung to the famous tune of "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" by Joseph Haydn that is also used for the "Deutschlandlied", since 1922 the national anthem of Germany.
Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) Also sprach Zarathustra , Op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.