Composer
Johannes Brahms
German composer (1833–1897)
1833–1897
4,957 works in the index
- Born
- 1833
- Died
- 1897
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Citizenship / historical state
- Hamburg; Germany
- 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.
Life and musical career
- Teachers
- Eduard Marxsen
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna; Wiener Singakademie; Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
- Recorded memberships
- Académie des beaux-arts; Academy of Arts, Berlin; University singers and bards of Vienna; Sängerschaft zu St. Pauli Jena
- Movements
- Romantic music
- Notable works
- Symphony No. 4; Symphony No. 1; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; A German Requiem; Symphony No. 3; Hungarian Dances; Clarinet Sonatas
- Awards
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław; honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge; honorary citizen of Hamburg; Order of Leopold; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Official website
- https://www.brahms-institut.de/index.php/de/allgemeines
- Pseudonym
- G.W. Marks
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 7573295
- ISNI
- 0000000121195925
- GND ID
- 118514253
- Library of Congress ID
- n79077221
- MusicBrainz ID
- c70d12a2-24fe-4f83-a6e6-57d84f8efb51
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
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 61 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despair | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| How free and fresh | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Ho! Broadsword and spear are meet for the foe | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Love came forth from far off places | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| O joy out of measure, the hour of our greeting | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| The hour of our parting | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Rest thee, my lady | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Weg Der Liebe, 2. Teil | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Die Meere | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Lied | — | — | — | violin, Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Der Fr?hling | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Nachwirkung | — | — | — | Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Ankl?nge | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Volkslied | — | — | — | Voice, Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Du sprichst, dass ich mich t?uschte | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Bitteres zu sagen denkst du | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Liebesglut | — | — | — | Low Voice, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Der ?berl?ufer | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Liebesklage des M?dchens | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Trost in Tr?nen | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Vergangen ist mir Gl?ck und Heil | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| In meiner N?chte Sehnen | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| Strahlt zuweilen auch ein mildes Licht | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Schwermut | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| In der Gasse | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Jungfr?ulein, soll ich mit euch gehn | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Wach auf, wach auf, du junger Gesell | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Mein M?del hat einen Rosenmund | — | — | — | Piano, Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Es steht ein' Lind' | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Dein blaues Auge | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Komm bald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sehnsucht | — | — | — | Low Voice | — | 0 |
| Vergebliches Standchenn (Fruitless Serenade) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Klarinettensonate f-moll | — | — | — | Piano, Clarinet, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| Andante, Un Poco Adagio | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Scherzo. Allegro | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Finale. Poco Sostenuto | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Poco Adagio | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cradle Song | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Opus 52 #2 - Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut | — | Opus 52 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 52 #9 - Am Donaustrande | — | Opus 52 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 65 #1 - Verzicht, o Herz, auf Rettung | — | Opus 65 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 65 #10 - Ich kose suss mit der und ter | — | Opus 65 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 65 #13 - Nein, Geliebter, setze dich | — | Opus 65 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 65 #15 - Zum Schluss: Nun, ihr Musen, genug | — | Opus 65 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Ach, arme Welt, Op. 110 no.2 (Funerals and commemorations) | — | Op. 110 no.2 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (Lent) | — | Op. 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Der Tote Knabe(Dead Youth)brahms | — | — | — | Choir, A Cappella | Classical | 1 |
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.