Johannes Brahms

Born:
May 07, 1833
Germany
Died:
April 03, 1897
Biography by "Blue" Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide
A German composer of major works in all forms except opera, including symphonies, lieder, and solo piano music. Playing in rough taverns down by the docks as a teenager in order to supplement his family's humble income, Brahms persevered to become a renowned conductor of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann and a great composer, faithful to the traditional architecture and logic of classical forms but a romantic in love with German folksong. He eschewed chromaticism and told a personal and non-programmatic story in every composition.
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Brahms found employment mostly by playing the horn. He also liked to play the piano
Brahms wrote 4 symphonies. He easily could have written more, but it took him over 20 years to write his first, due largely to the incredible shadow left by Beethoven, who Brahms respected immensely..
Johannes Brahms had an older sister named Elise and a younger brother, Fritz.
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