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Johannes Brahms

7 may 1833(Hamburg) - 3 apr 1897(Vienna)
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  • Classical Music Pages - Article from the Classical Music Pages, including citations from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music. Includes special focus on various periods in his life and the varying styles and formats he embraced.
  • Essentials of Music - Biography includes influences and a list of works. Links to information on the Romantic period and RAM file excerpts of some of his compositions.
  • Johannes Brahms WebSource - Chronological biography linked to further resources in English, German, and French, works list, festivals and events, societies, museums, and scholars, image gallery, and annotated links from Ingraham Cultural Resources Management Corporation.
  • Artissimo - Biography concertrating on style and musical influence.
  • American Brahms Society - Official site offers general information, news and events, activities, academic scholarship, and links.
  • Brahms - Lengthy essay by David Wright from his series "Great Composers." Details the influence of the Schumann family and notes what set him apart from other deemed merely very good.
  • Brahms at the Piano: Musical Archaeology - An analysis and transcription of the 1889 cylinder recording of Johannes Brahms performance of a segment of his First Hungarian Dance by Jonathan Berger. Includes illustrations and links to further resources.
  • Brahms, Johannes - Brief biography and caricature with short essays on different types of compositions, including orchestral, chamber, piano, and vocal and choral music with recommended Naxos recordings.
  • Brahms, Johannes - Musical biography that shows the effects of his personality on his compositions. Includes education, development and evolution of style, noted pieces, and a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
  • Brahms, Johannes - Encyclopedia.com entry includes life story, pronunciation guide, bibliography, and premium links to Electric Library resources.
  • Brahms, Johannes (1833 - 1897), Germany - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
  • Brahms' Rules of Musical Composition - His philosophy and techniques are explored along with those of other composers. Also MSPlus desktop theme and a general music bibliography.
  • Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms - The relationship between the widow of Robert Schumann and the bachelor is explored through a creative writing assignment. Includes related links.
  • Classical Music Archives: Brahms - Over 320 complete works by Brahms offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine.
  • Grave of Johannes Brahms - Find a Grave photographs of the composer's Vienna burial place. Link to the cemetery shows other notables sharing his resting place, including Johann Strauss, Sr. and Jr., Beethoven, and Czerny, also the cenotaph of Mozart.
  • Island of Freedom: Johannes Brahms - Life and works of the composer with special emphasis on his movement toward absolute music during his latter years.
  • Johannes Brahms - Sympathetic biographical essay about his life, his music, and his relationship with the Schumann family with links to related essays and creative writing assignments.
  • Johannes Brahms - Listing of over seventy-five films using his music includes links to each and related materials from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
  • Johannes Brahms - Film by Janos Darvas. Complete postproduction script in PDF for download. Includes RAM soundtrack excerpt.
  • Johannes Brahms - Forum; chat (classicals.com)
  • Johannes Brahms - ThinkQuest article includes brief biography with link to extended reading on his life and works.
  • Johannes Brahms - Biographical article with examination of Classical and Romantic sources and RA audio samples from the Music History 102 collection of the Internet Public Library.
  • Johannes Brahms - Suggested biographies and scores, CD reviews, MIDI audio samples, portrait, links, and recommended recordings from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List.
  • Johannes Brahms - List of downloadable audio files from the Classical Music MIDI Page.
  • Johannes Brahms - Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page listing hundreds of individual vocal works and cycles with lyrics. Includes many with English and other translations.
  • Johannes Brahms - Biography touching on personal and musical highlights from the Michael O'Neal Singers' Composer of the Month feature. Includes links.
  • Johannes Brahms - Karadar Music Dictionary entry with life, works, illustrations, catalogue, and MIDI audio files.
  • Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) - Detailed biography from BBC Music with discography and links to related material and searches.
  • Johannes Brahms: An Overview - Illustrated biographical article from mfiles, noting major works, with links and examples of sheet music, MIDI and MP3 files.
  • Johannes Brahms: The Last Classicist - Brief biography, list of key works, quotes, recommended reading and recordings, timeline, and further resources from Humanities Web.
  • Kunst der Fuge: Johannes Brahms - List of fugal compositions and free MIDI audio files.
  • MSN Learning & Research: Brahms, Johannes - Concise Encarta Encyclopedia article on the composer with citation guidelines and links to other sites.
  • The Centennial of the Death of Brahms - Essays by Brahms' pupil Gustav Jenner and Wilhelm Furtwaengler; translations of lyrics that Brahms set to music. (Davidsbündler)
  • The Symphony: Johannes Brahms - Interactive guide includes biography, samples of music including RAM playback, and has special emphases on specific features of his works.

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