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

• Brahmsite
  noun
• Brahmsian
  adjective

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Brahms

Understandably tired after flying in from Paris the night before, Harding is in town to conduct three concerts of Brahms and Bernstein this weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

But in the muscular outer movements of the Brahms, only a sense of might without majesty lingered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Lawrence and others, concentrates on the young Brahms as the composer takes his first steps toward mastering all genres of music except opera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Instead, he writes, Brahms had a quick, cutting wit: Once, when he played the piano in his own sonata, the cellist complained it was so loud he couldn’t hear himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Most of the residents listen to jazz on the radio, but she prefers classical, especially Johannes Brahms, a nineteenth-century German composer known for his beautifully crafted, heartfelt compositions.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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