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 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am Donaustrande, Da Steht Ein Haus | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Brauner Bursche Fuhrt Zum Tanze Sein Blauaugig Schones Kind | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Ein Dunkeler Schacht Ist Libe | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Ein Kleiner, Hubscher Vogel Nahm Den Flug | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Ich Kose Suss Mit Der Und Der | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Nein, Es Ist Night Auskommen | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht, Dort Aussen | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Rede, Madchen, Alluz Liebes | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Die Traurende | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Murrayermordung | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Vom Verwundeten Knaben Op.14 No.2 | — | Op.14 No.2 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| An Die Bild | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Der Uberlaufer | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Heimweh I | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Heimweh Iii | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Ballads And Songs For On Or Two Voices, Op. 84: | — | Op. 84 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Beim Abshied (First Version) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Entfuhrung | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Five Songs Ffor Low Voice, Op. 94: | — | Op. 94 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Fruhlingslied | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Gestillte Sehnsucht | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Klage 1 | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Klage 2 | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Mein Herz Ist Scwer | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Six Songs For Low Voice, Op. 86: | — | Op. 86 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Sommerbend | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Sommerfaden | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Steig' Auf, Geliebter Schatten Op.94 No.2 | — | Op.94 No.2 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Two Songs For Alto Voice With Viola, Op. 91: | — | Op. 91 | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Uber Die Heide | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Uber Die See | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Unuberwindlich | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Dornroschen | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Maienkatzchen | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| 'edward' Ballade In D Minor Op.10 No. 1 | — | Op.10 No. 1 | D minor | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Rhapsody In E Flat Op.119 No. 4 | — | Op.119 No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Seven Hungarian Dances | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Piano Concerto In B Flat Op.83 | — | Op.83 | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| Hungarian Dance No.5 In F Sharp Minor | — | — | F-Sharp minor | — | — | 0 |
| Cradle Song, Op. 11, No. 2 | — | Op. 11, No. 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Etude After Frederic Chopin (No. 1) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Intermezzo In A Flat Op.76 No.3 | — | Op.76 No.3 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltz In C Sharp Minor Op.39 No.16 [Brahms, Johannes] | — | Op.39 No.16 | C-Sharp minor | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltz No. 13 In B Major (Opus 39) | — | Opus 39 | B major | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltz No. 14 In G Sharp Major (Opus 39) | — | Opus 39 | G-Sharp major | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Waltz No. 6 In C Sharp Minor (Opus 39) | — | Opus 39 | C-Sharp minor | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Abendlied | — | — | — | bass, Tenor, Alto | Classical | 0 |
| Brausten Alle Berge | — | — | — | — | 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.