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Johann Brahms

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JOHANNES BRAHMS

MAY 7,1833-APRIL 3,1897
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FAMILY

  • Johannes Brahms parents are Johanna Nissen and Johann Brahms.
  • He had two siblings there names were Friedrich and Elise.
  • His family was poor.
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CHILDHOOD

  • He was born in Hamburg Germany .
  • At six years old he created his own method of writing music in order to get the method of writing music in order.
  • At the age of seven he began studying piano under Otto Cossel.
  • His father thought him piano and violin.
  • To help out his family, Brahms gave music lessons and played the piano in taverns and local dance halls while in his early teens.
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HIS FIRST SYMPHONY NO.1 OP 68

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HIS FAMOUS LULLABY

The words of this lullaby have been taken from a German folk poem called “Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, Gute Nacht” which further translated into English as “Good evening, good night”. The melody of this song is so popular that this song is used widely by the parents to make their little ones fast asleep.
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HUNGARIAN DANCE

  • https://youtu.be
  • He originally wrote it for two pianists, the dances were published in that form in sets in 1869- 1880
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Photo by Josh Powers (sabar)
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WHO HE IS INFLUENCED BY

  • He was influenced by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
  • Also Robert Schumann and Wolfgang Amadeus.
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WIEGENLIED

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QUOTES

  • “It is not hard to compose but what is fabulously hard is to leave the super fluos notes under the table-Johannes Brahmas.
  • “Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” ― Johannes Brahms
  • “The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift. I then take the idea and make it my own - that is where the skill lies.” ― Brahms Johannes
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HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT HIM

  • One of the greatest composers in the Romantic era, Brahms' astonishing mastery of musical genres and techniques was heightened by his ability to imbue his works with emotion. Among the usual suspects of well-known classical pieces, it's rare to find a work by Brahms
  • An early starter, Brahms began composing when he was just 11. However, when he was older, he found them a bit embarrassing and destroyed the majority of them.
Photo by Digiart2001 | jason.kuffer
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HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS

  • Brahms started out playing background music in dodgy.
  • He was obsessed with reading, and collected a whole heap of books and manuscript.
  • Brahms was completely self conscious about his symphonic work.
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HE WAS BURIED AND HOW HE DIED

  • He was buried at central cemetery.
  • Liver carcinoma has been mentioned as the musician's cause of death several times. But now it appears that it was neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer with liver metastases and liver failure.
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WEBSITES I USED

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