Brahms

American  

[brahmz, brahms] / brɑmz, brɑms /

noun

1. Johannes 1833–97, German composer.

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Brahms British  

/ brɑːmz /

noun

1. 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)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Brahmsite
  noun
• Brahmsian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Walden’s favorite, an egg yolk-yellow Brahms edition, sits within close reach of his desk chair, where he sat fine-tuning his Oscars best original score medley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Brahms X Radiohead, which is set for this week, is at slightly more than 20% capacity, people familiar with the sales said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Schumann, Brahms and Liszt all “tried their hand at this genre.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Brahms wasn’t the first to juice up the string quartet with a second violin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

In a sixty-year career on the concert stage she tirelessly championed the music of her husband, of Brahms and of Chopin.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall