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Johannes Brahms ( German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the " Three Bs ...
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May 17, 2023 · Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg on 7 May 1833. His father was Johann Jakob Brahms who earned a living playing the double bass, first in more humble theatre orchestras and then as a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. His mother, Christiane Nissen, earned a living as a seamstress and was 17 years older than his father, for whom she ...
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Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg. His father, Johann Jakob Brahms, came to Hamburg from Schleswig-Holstein seeking a career as a town musician. He was proficient on several instruments but found employment mostly as a horn player and double bassist. He married Christiane Nissen, a seamstress, who was considerably older than he was.
Johannes Brahms (photo: Tully Potter) Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany. Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria. Eduard Marxsen, who taught the young Brahms, heard of Mendelssohn’s death in 1847 and said: ‘A master of the art is gone; a greater one arises in Brahms,’ a remarkably accurate prediction to make about a 14-year-old student.
Johannes Brahms was born on May 7th 1833 in Hamburg, Germany. His father Johann Jakob, a double bass player in the Hamburg city orchestra, taught Johannes piano from the age of seven. With additional tutoring by Otto Cassel and Eduard Marxsen, Brahms’ talent on the piano developed quickly. He earned money in his youth by performing at local ...
Jan 6, 2015 · Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Photograph 1891 of the building in Hamburg where Brahms was born. Brahms’s family occupied part of the first floor (second floor to Americans), behind the two double windows on the left hand side. The building was destroyed by bombing in 1943. Johann Jakob gave his son his first musical training.
Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, the son of Johann Jakob and Christina Nissen Brahms. His father, an innkeeper and a musician of moderate ability, taught him to play violin and piano. When Brahms was six years old he created his own method of writing music in order to get the melodies he created on paper.
