Johannes Brahms Accomplishments

Johannes Brahms

I selected Johannes Brahms because I believe that he was an amazingly interesting musician and person. I love the way in which he thought out his compositions so academically, trying to express literature and the feelings that it conveys through his music. Also, I find interesting the way in which he expressed these feelings while always maintaining structure and form in his compositions. Moreover, I feel like I relate to him at some level, as it is said that he was very organized and pretty much a perfectionist. It is believed that when he did not like one of his works, he would get rid of it; destroy it, even after being complete. Also, probably the main reason why I chose him was because of the beauty of his musical works. He composed great pieces that are very popular still today. Some examples are the Hungarian Dances and the “Lullaby”!
He was said to be both a traditionalist and an innovator. He was perceived so by many musicians of his time because he tried to find new ways to approach harmony and melody by using techniques that had previously been mastered by composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Bach. Some of his most important musical contributions were: the Ein Deutsches Requiem, which Brahms composed for the death of his friend Robert Schumann and of his mother; the Hungarian Dances, which were among some of his most popular works; “Brahms’ Lullaby”, which he composed for the birth of a friend’s child; and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, which has been highly admired by many world class