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Portrait of Johannes Brahms

Composer

Johannes Brahms

1833–1897

4,957 works in the index

Born
1833
Died
1897
Birthplace
Hamburg
Citizenship / historical state
Hamburg
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Brahms wrote densely and revised ruthlessly, destroying what did not satisfy him, so the surviving catalogue is smaller than his contemporaries' and uniformly serious. It covers symphonies, concerti, a large body of chamber music, songs and late piano pieces.

For pianists the late Op. 116–119 pieces are the heart of it — short, inward and technically less punishing than the earlier sonatas, though musically demanding. The Hungarian Dances in their four-hand form are the most-played thing he wrote and are genuinely approachable. Singers have over two hundred songs and the German Requiem.

His piano writing assumes a large hand and comfortable tenths appear regularly. Editions differ little; what varies is fingering, and an edition with good fingering is worth paying for here.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Choir, Low Voice, Orchestra
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop, Christmas
Works with composition dates
255 of 4,957

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 21 of 104

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Sapphic Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 — Op. 94 No. 4— VoiceClassical 3
21. Jager — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
45. Schnsucht — —— —Classical 5
48. Standchen 'Der Mond steht uber dem Berge' — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
55. Vorschneller Schwur — —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 8
60. Wie Melodien zieht es — —— —Classical 3
61. Wir Wandelten — —— Piano, Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 11
69. Kommt dir manchmal — —— —Classical 5
Des Liebsten Schwur — —— Piano, Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 7
Dort in den Weiden — —— VoiceClassical 5
Salamander — —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 8
So willst du des Armen — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
Wie schnell verschwindet — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
Wie froh und frisch — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
The May-night — —— —Classical 5
Unbewegte laue Luft — —— Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 7
Auf dem See — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 6
Regenlied — —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 8
Die Schwestern — —— AltoClassical 4
Marienwurmchen (Ladybird) — —— VoiceClassical 5
Klage I — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
In den Beeren — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 4
Fr?hlingslied — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Minnelied — —— Voice High— 3
In der Fremde 1852Wikidata —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 5
Spanisches Lied — —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 6
Die Trauernde — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Vom verwundeten Knaben — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Die Schale der Vergessenheit — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 4
W?hrend des Regens — —— —Classical 3
Eine gute, gute Nacht — —— —Classical 4
Maria ging aus wandern — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Schwesterlein — —— Voice, Choir, Low VoiceClassical 4
All' mein' Gedanken — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Wie komm ich denn zur T?r herein — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
In stiller Nacht — —— Piano, Voice, Choir, A Cappella, Low VoiceClassical 4
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor : Mvt. IV (Facsimile Of Composer's Manuscript) — —E minor PianoClassical 3
Sunday — —— Piano, TubaClassical 3
Andante Con Moto — —— Piano, Flute, ClarinetClassical 5
7. Secondo - VIII Presto — —— PianoClassical 3
Opus 52 #1 - Rede, Madchen, allzu leibes — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4
Opus 52 #5 - Die Grune Hopfenranke — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4
Opus 52 #11 - Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4
Opus 65 #2 - Finstere Schatten der Nacht — Opus 65— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4
Opus 65 #3 - An jeder Hand die Finger — Opus 65— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4
Opus 65 #7 - Vom Gebirge Well auf Well — Opus 65— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 4

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 7573295. Portrait: C. Brasch , Berlin ( biography ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.