Quick Facts About Johannes Brahms
- Born
- May 7, 1833
- Died
- April 3, 1897
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Composer
- Notable works
- Violin concerto: in D major, op. 77.
- Known for
- Symphony No. 4, Academic Festival Overture, A German Requiem, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 3
About Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, much chamber music, and hundreds of folk-song arrangements and Lieder.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Order of Leopold
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
honorary citizen of Hamburg
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław
