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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Example Sentences

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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

Brahms did the same with his diaries and most of his letters from Clara.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

At one point she draws our attention to Clara’s statements that she loved Brahms “like a son.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Like Clara, Brahms, too, had been financially strapped and made slow, fitful progress as a composer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was one Sunday afternoon when Nollie and her family were visiting that Peter suddenly spoke up in the middle of a Brahms concerto.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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