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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 47 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
Intermezzo in E-flat - Piano Score — —— Piano, FluteClassical 1
Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16, Movement 3 - Full Score — Op.16A major OrchestraClassical 1
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Movement 2 - Full Score — —D major OrchestraClassical 1
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor - Piano Score - Piano Score — —E minor Piano, CelloClassical 1
Rhapsody Eb Major Op.119 No. 4 - Flugelhorn — Op.119 No. 4— —Classical 1
Rhapsody Eb Major Op.119 No. 4 - Tuba — Op.119 No. 4— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - Flugelhorn — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - Tuba — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - B-flat Trumpet 3 — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - Bass Trombone — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Easy 1/1 - Intermezzo Op.118 No. 2 - Clarinet — Op.118 No. 2— Piano, ClarinetClassical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer E Major Op.52a No. 9 - Piano 2 — Op.52a No. 9— —Classical 1
Im Herbst Op.104 No. 5 - Score — Op.104 No. 5— —Classical 1
Mädchenlied Op. 107 No. 5 - Score and Parts — Op. 107 No. 5— PianoClassical 1
Ballade d minor Op.10 No. 1 - Piano — Op.10 No. 1— —Classical 1
Rosmarin - Score — —— —Classical 1
Ständchen Op.106 No. 1 - Score and Parts — Op.106 No. 1— PianoClassical 1
Variations on a Theme by Handel - Flute — —— Piano, FluteClassical 1
O Heiland, reisz die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2 - Score — Op. 74, No. 2— —Classical 1
Waldesnacht from "Sieben Lieder, Op. 62" - Trombone 2 — Op. 62— —Classical 1
St. Anthony Chorale - Trombone 1 — —— —Classical 1
Festive And Commemorative Music - Euphonium 2B — —— —Classical 1
The Best Of Brahms - Violin 1 — —— OrchestraClassical 1
Intermezzo in G Minor - Flute — —G minor Piano, FluteClassical 1
March - Tuba — —— —Classical 1
Brahms Interlude - Viola — —— —Classical 1
Hungarian Dance, No. 13 - Cello — —— —Classical 1
Three Hungarian Dances - Flute — —— —Classical 1
Andante on a German Folk Song - Piano — —— Piano, FluteClassical 1
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 4 in E minor — op. 39, no. 4E minor —— 0
Waltz in E Major, Op. 39, No. 12 — Op. 39, No. 12E major —— 0
Waltz in G Major, Op. 39, No. 10 — Op. 39, No. 10G major —— 0
In Meiner Nächte Sehnen — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 3 — —— —Classical 1
Violin Sonata No. 3, Movement 4 - Piano Score — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Die Spröde — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Choral Prelude for Organ: Op. 122, No. 2 — Op. 122, No. 2— —Classical 1
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Viola 2 — Op. 18B-flat major —Classical 1
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Set of Parts — Op. 18B-flat major —Classical 1
Volks-Kinderlieder, No. 1: Dornröschen, WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 5 — —— —Classical 1
Violin Sonata No. 2, Movement 2 - Piano Score — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87 - Violin — Op. 87C major —Classical 1
Traun! Bogen und Pfeil sind gut für den Feind - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, no. 2 — Op. 33, no. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wir müssen uns trennen - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 8 — Op. 33, No. 8— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.3 "Ich schleich umher betrübt und stumm", choral 1 voice — Op.32, No.3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 106, No. 1, Ständchen — Op. 106, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Ihrschwarzen Augen - No. 4 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65 — Op. 65— —— 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.