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 |  Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e Roger Kamien,
Hebrew University
The Romantic Period Johannes Brahms
SummaryJohannes Brahms owed his introduction to the world as a composer to Clara and
Robert Schumann. Robert Schumann declared him a musical messiah and Clara Schumann
became a prominent performer of his works. After failing to receive a post at
the Hamburg Philharmonic he spent the last 35 years of his life in Vienna where
he introduced many forgotten masterpieces from Bch, Handel and Mozart to the
public in a Viennese music society where he conducted. More information on the
life of this composer can be found by consulting the web resources below. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education