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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 26 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
13 Canons 1859-91IMSLP —— —Classical 1
Ein deutsches Requiem 1865–68IMSLP —— Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, TrumpetClassical 2
7 Fantasien 1892IMSLP —— —Classical 2
Francaise — —— —Classical 2
Horn Trio 1865IMSLP —— Piano, violinClassical 2
6 Lieder and Romances 1883IMSLP —— —Classical 2
3 Motets 1889IMSLP —— —Classical 2
Piano Sonata No.1 1852–53IMSLP —— PianoClassical 2
5 Poems 1858–59IMSLP —— VoiceClassical 2
4 Quartets 1877 ca. (No.1), 1884 ca. (Nos.2-4)IMSLP —— Piano, Tenor, Voice Soprano, AltoClassical 2
String Quintet No.2 1890IMSLP —— CelloClassical 2
Tafellied 1884IMSLP —— —Classical 2
Triumphlied 1870–71IMSLP —— Timpani, Tuba, Contrabassoon, BaritoneClassical 2
15 Volkskinderlieder 1857IMSLP —— voice pianoClassical 2
Sonata in F minor, 1st Movement: Op. 120, No. — Op. 120F minor —— 2
I. Selig sing, die da Leid tragen — —— ChoirClassical 3
II. Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras — —— ChoirClassical 3
German Requiem — —— ChoirClassical 2
Auf Dem Kirchhofe — —— Piano, Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 9
13. Erinnerung — —— Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 8
29. Madchen spricht — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
63. He, Zigeuner — —— —Classical 4
Damm'rung Senkte Sich Von Oben — —— Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 2
Komm Bald! (Come Soon) — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 6
Meine Liebe ist gr?n — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 4
Nachtwandler — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
Sch?n war, das ich dir weihte — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 2
Der Tod, das ist die k?hle Nacht — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 4
Meerfahrt — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
Das M?dchen spricht — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 3
Traun! Bogen und Pfeil — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Romances from Magelone No 4, Love came forth from far off places — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Verzweiflung — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 3
Romances from Magelone No 10, Despair — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Nachklang — —— VoiceClassical 5
Klosterfraulein — —— AltoClassical 3
Die Henne (Broody Hen) — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 4
Denn es gehet dem Menschen — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle — —— Low VoiceClassical 6
Klage II — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
O k?hler Wald — —— Low VoiceClassical 4
Spannung — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 3
Klage — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 2
Ein Wanderer — —— VoiceClassical 3
An die Stolze — —— VoiceClassical 3
Die Mainacht — —— Voice High— 2
Must we then once more be parted — —— —Classical 3
Twas for thee, for thee my lips were burning — —— —Classical 3

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.