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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 44 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
An jeder Hand die Finges - No. 3 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes", Op. 65 — Op. 65— —— 0
Sandmännchen - No. 4 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Der Jäger im Walde - No. 9 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wach auf mein Herzensschöne - No. 16 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Anklänge - From "Six Songs" op. 7, no. 3 — op. 7, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Täublein weiss - No. 5 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 1 WoO 34 — WoO 34— —Classical 1
Der englische Jäger - No. 14 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 2, WoO 34 — WoO 34— —Classical 1
1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes — —— —Classical 1
Hochgetürmte Rimaflut, wie bist so trüb - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 2 — Op. 103, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 107, No. 3, Das Mädchen spricht — Op. 107, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Gold überwiegt die Liebe - No. 4 from "Seven Lieder" Op. 48 — Op. 48— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Piano Quintet, Op. 34a - Violin 1 - Violin 1 — Op. 34a— —Classical 1
Jägerlied - No. 4 from "Five Duets" Op. 66 — Op. 66— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Abenddämmerung - No. 5 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 49 — Op. 49— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 4 - Full Score — —— —Classical 1
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor - Viola - Viola — —C minor —Classical 1
Waltz No. 14 in A Minor — —A minor —— 0
Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 - Set of Parts — Op. 120F minor Piano, ClarinetClassical 1
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 - Violin 2 — Op. 51A minor String QuartetClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 3 - Violin - Violin — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 - Piano Score - Piano Score — Op. 78G major Piano, violinClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 2 - Viola - Viola — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 - Set of Parts — Op. 120F minor Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 1, Movement 4 - Piano Score — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Five Poems, Op. 19 — Op. 19— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16, Movement 5 - Full Score — Op.16A major OrchestraClassical 1
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor - Piano Score - Piano Score — —C minor —Classical 1
Rhapsody Eb Major Op.119 No. 4 - Trombone 3 — Op.119 No. 4— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - B-flat Trumpet 1 — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - Trombone 3 — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - Trumpet in E-flat 1 — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - Trombone 2 — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Wiegenlied Op.49 No. 4 - easy version - Score — Op.49 No. 4— —Classical 1
Intermezzo No. 1 - Clarinet — —— Piano, Cello, ClarinetClassical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer Op.52 - Viola — Op.52— String QuartetClassical 1
Der Schmied Op. 19 No. 4 - Score and Parts — Op. 19 No. 4— PianoClassical 1
Rhapsodie bb minor Op.79 No. 1 - Piano — Op.79 No. 1— —Classical 1
Intermezzo A Major Op.118 No. 2 - Piano — Op.118 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Eb Major Op.117 No. 1 - Piano — Op.117 No. 1— —Classical 1
O Heiland, reisz die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2 - Horn in F — Op. 74, No. 2— —Classical 1
Waldesnacht from "Sieben Lieder, Op. 62" - Score — Op. 62— —Classical 1
Festive And Commemorative Music - Tuba 2B — —— —Classical 1
Intermezzo in Bb Major - Piano — —B-flat major Piano, FluteClassical 1
Hungarian Dance, No. 13 - Violin 2 — —— —Classical 1
Three Hungarian Dances - Bassoon — —— —Classical 1
Four Serious Songs, op. 121, no. 3: O Death, O Death, how bitter art thou — op. 121, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Waltz in B Major, Op. 39, No. 13 — Op. 39, No. 13B major —— 0
Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39, No. 7 — Op. 39, No. 7C-sharp minor —— 0

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.