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Various lost arrangements by Brahms of other composers' works see [6] for list A. 3/14-19: Various sketches and sketchbooks see [6] for list A. 5a/1-3: Various collections of folk songs, notated by Brahms see [6] for list A. 5a/4-21: Various transcripts of other composers' works, notated by Brahms see [6] for list A. 5b/1-3: Various autograph ...
Johannes Brahms (/ b r ɑː m z /; German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms] ⓘ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period.
Fünf Gesänge (Five songs), Op. 104, is a song cycle of five part songs for mixed choir a cappella by Johannes Brahms. Composed in 1888 when Brahms was a 55-year-old bachelor, the five songs reflect an intensely nostalgic and even tragic mood. Brahms has chosen texts which centre on lost youth, summer turning into fall and, ultimately, man's ...
Brahms never strays too far from this familiar idiom, and the simple, easy to sing folk melodies allow his work to stay grounded as he adds more rhythmic complexity. [8] Brahms is known for his unique manipulation of time, particularly his use of syncopation and hemiolas. This begins right away as a subtle hemiola creeps into the first stanza. [11]
Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), Op. 121, is a cycle of four songs for bass and piano by Johannes Brahms. As in his Ein deutsches Requiem , the texts are compiled from the Luther Bible . Three songs deal with death and the transience of life, while the fourth has an outlook of faith, hope and charity .
Brahms' Hungarian Dances should be placed in the context of interest in folk music. Both Haydn and Boccherini refer frequently to gypsy music, but in Brahms' day it was Franz Liszt with his Hungarian rhapsodies who was an inspiration to Brahms, both artistically and financially (despite their differences in musical philosophy).
Pages in category "Lieder composed by Johannes Brahms" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano; W.
Fünf Lieder (Five Songs), Op. 105, were composed by Johannes Brahms between 1886 and 1888. He set five poems by different authors, mostly contemporary poets, for a lower voice and piano. Simrock published the work in 1888.