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Brahms

[ brahmz; German brahms ]

noun

  1. Jo·han·nes [yoh-, hah, -n, uh, s], 1833–97, German composer.


Brahms

/ brɑːmz /

noun

  1. BrahmsJohannes18331897MGermanMUSIC: composer Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1833–97, German composer, whose music, though classical in form, exhibits a strong lyrical romanticism. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, chamber music, and A German Requiem (1868)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • Brahmsi·an adjective
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Example Sentences

Freire received two Grammy nominations for his Chopin records and a third for an album of the Brahms piano concertos.

He makes his statement by wearing Alexander McQueen rainbow pants when he plays a Brahms solo.

Few authors write more transparently about music than Swafford, who has also penned memorable lives of Brahms and Ives.

The Americans are beginning to admire and appreciate Brahms; he ought to have a great vogue here.

It was a special concert, at which the honored guest and soloist was the great Brahms himself.

His introduction of the young Brahms to Schumann is a famous incident of this time.

It was no longer a guarantee of enlightenment to worship Brahms or admire Beethoven.

Later, he found Brahms, as all the world soon found out, and revised his early notions of the greater musician.

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