BRAHMS Flashcards
What period and nationality is Brahms?
German composer from the Romantic Period (1830-1900)
What instruments did Brahms play?
Piano, and composed
What academy was Brahms the director of?extemporization.
Vienna Singakademie, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
What did Brahms compose in the final years of his life?
piano pieces opp 116-119 + four serious songs (bass voice and piano)
Describe Brahm’s style of compositions
romanitc in their lyrical melodies, rich harmonies and full textures, often more classically sturctured.
Who was Brahm’s rival?
Richard Wagner, where he was more progressive and Brahms was classical
6 Contemporaries of Brahms
Schumann, Wagner, Bruckner, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak
Name the principal works of Brahms
4 symphonies
2 piano concertos
1 violin concerto
clarinet quintet
piano quintet
german requiem
What type of work was German Requiem?
( large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and soprano and baritone soloists, )
Romantic characteristics of brahm’s violin works: (4-5)
passionate character
dense textures
wide range of pitch an ddynamics
colourful harmonies
chromaticism
How many dances are there in the set?
21, I’m playing 2
What was the basis for the hungarian dances?
various versions of gypsy themes,
What other composers work is Hungarian Dance No 2 similar to ?
LIszt’s hungarian Rhapsodies
What key and structure is this piece in?
D minor, ternary (ABA) form
what does allegro non assai mean
fast but not to fast
