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- Brahms’s music engages Romantic lyricism, rich chromaticism, thick orchestration, and rhythmic dislocation in a way that clearly goes beyond what Beethoven had done. Still, his intensely motivic and organic style, and his use of a four movement symphonic model that features sonata, variations, and ABA forms is indebted to Beethoven.
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As a song composer, he ranged from the complex and highly organized to the extremely simple, strophic type; his melodic invention is always original and direct, while the accompaniments are deeply evocative without ever being merely picturesque.
Apr 2, 2014 · (1833-1897) Who Was Johannes Brahms. Johannes Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. He can be viewed as the protagonist of the...
Meet Johannes Brahms, the Janus-like face of Romanticism. Get to know all the great composers with BBC Music's insightful online guides.
Johannes Brahms. Brahms is one of the greats of musical history. He had a gift for combining the more complex harmonic practices of the Romantic era with the clear musical structures of the Classical era. Because he composed primarily absolute music (as opposed to the program music that had become so popular in the 19th century) he is ...
May 17, 2023 · Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, songs, and orchestral, chamber, and piano music. A great student of the history of music, Brahms was convinced that only by working within the established parameters of his art could his own music have merit and longevity.
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Jul 16, 2023 · Brahms’s music engages Romantic lyricism, rich chromaticism, thick orchestration, and rhythmic dislocation in a way that clearly goes beyond what Beethoven had done. Still, his intensely motivic and organic style, and his use of a four movement symphonic model that features sonata, variations, and ABA forms is indebted to Beethoven.
Jun 29, 2011 · After surveying the salient features of Brahms’s life, Schmidt considers eight aspects of his music: motivic integration and form; variations; the influence of early music; his work in lyrical forms (character pieces and songs); the choral and orchestral works of large dimension; Hausmusik and other social choral and instrumental music ...
