... music. He was, if not the best, one of the greatest composers of the 19th century, whose works combined the power and expressiveness of the classical school with the lyrical and stimulating emotions of the romantic school. Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany on May 7, 1833. His father, a musician himself, introduced him to the world ... , revealed his unlimited potential for transforming, combining and developing new variations of music. Furthermore, this particular symphony also served to exemplify the deliberately modifications and arrangements he made to the classical develo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and noble though while descending down a minor scale seems humbled as the notes become slower and lower until a full cadence. The next phrase begins the third theme with staccato notes played 2 against three creating a jumpy syncopated rhythm. Glances of the melodies prior appear in the notes played legato. Theme one returns this time in octaves played by the piano ... accompanied by the violin playing short staccato notes. Running scales followed played both instruments until the beginning theme returned the same as in the opening. Turning dark, momentum is built and urgency grows. The...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School