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 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an, Op. 103 no. 9 Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | Op. 103 no. 9 | — | Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Rote Abendwolken ziehn, Op. 103 no. 11 - Des-Dur/D-flat major Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | Op. 103 no. 11 | — | Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Wechsellied zum Tanze, Op. 31 no. 1 Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | Op. 31 no. 1 | — | Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31 no. 3 - Es-Dur/Eb major Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | Op. 31 no. 3 | — | Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Dirge Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | 1 |
| Danses hongroises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Four Ballades Op. 10 | — | Op. 10 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Adoramus | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Der Braeutigam | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Barkarole | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Die Muellerin | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen: Nun stehn die Rosen in Bluete | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Die Berge sind spitz und die Berge sind kalt | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Und gehst du ueber den Kirchhof | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Maerznacht | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Drei Duette, Opus 20: Weg der Liebe | — | Opus 20 | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Die Meere: Vier Duette, Opus 61: Die Schwestern | — | Opus 61 | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Phaenomen | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Fuenf Duette, Opus 66: Klaenge | — | Opus 66 | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Jaegerlied | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Aus Balladen und Romanzen, Opus 75: Guter Rat | — | Opus 75 | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Walpurgisnacht | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Op. 112 Nos. 3-6 | — | Op. 112 | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 1 |
| Opus 112, Nos. 3-6 | — | Opus 112 | — | Voice, Choir | Classical | 0 |
| The Nightingale | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Broody Hen | — | — | — | Low Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Scherzo in Eb min Op. 4 | — | Op. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| 4 Ballades Op. 10 | — | Op. 10 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| 16 Waltzes Op. 39 | — | Op. 39 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Pieces Op. 76 | — | Op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| 7 Fantasies Op. 116 | — | Op. 116 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| 4 Pieces Op. 119 | — | Op. 119 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| 2 Sarabandes & 2 Gigues | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltzes Op. 39 Nos. 1-16 | — | Op. 39 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gavotte after Gluck | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Concerto Op. 77 | — | Op. 77 | — | violin | Classical | 0 |
| Overture "Academic Festival" | — | — | — | Horn | Classical | 1 |
| Waltz in B Minor, Opus 39, No. 11 | — | Opus 39, No. 11 | B minor | — | — | 0 |
| Theme Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Horn, Piccolo, Cornet, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 0 |
| O, Death is like the cool of night | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Intermezzo Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltz In A Minor Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | — | A minor | — | — | 0 |
| Lullaby Op 39 No 15 | — | Op 39 No 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lullaby Performed by Johannes Brahms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Der Jager im Walde | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Fiddler, The | — | — | — | Choir | Classical | 0 |
| Mary Had A Little Lamb | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| This Old Man | — | — | — | — | Classical | 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.