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Johannes Brahms
b. 1833 Hamburg, Germany
d. 1897 Vienna, Austria
The quintessential Romantic composer
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Quintessential:
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Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class: He was the quintessential
tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained.
His music is deep, reflective, melancholy
- Brahms picks up where Beethoven left off
Brahms sums up all Classical and Romantic music, brings it to an end
- Because he destroyed much of his own music, we have only a quarter of the music he wrote.
Brahms understood that he was the last of a great tradition.
- His First Symphony took eleven years to write.
Brahms wrote music for the full orchestra, piano, small groups, and lieder (songs).
Brahms listening test:
1. Symphony Number One
- intense beginning with steady beats in timpani
2. Hungarian Dance
- Gypsy music
3. Violin Concerto
clue: music played by violin, same music played by orchestra
4. Lullaby