May 07, 1833 – Hamburg,GermanyApril 03, 1897 – Vienna,AustriaStarting off at the age ofseven Johannes by hisfather was taught andstudied thoroughly thesubject of music. Later hewas sent for pianolessons to F.W Cossel,who then years laterpassed him on to his ownteacher Edward Marxsen.Before dying Brahmsreceived an honorarydegree at CambridgeUniversity.Born into a Lutheranfamily, Johannes was thesecond oldest child andfirst son of Jakob Brahmsand Johanna Nissen.Music was introduced tohim at the early age of 7.His father being a doublebassist in the HamburgPhilharmonic Societyinstructed him well in so.In result of Brahms’s andhis quite bold explorationof harmony and rhythmhe was highly lookedupon. He was a biginfluence on composersof both conservative andmodernist tendencies. Inthe lifetime of Johannes’she had made a hugeimpact on severalcomposers and somebeing within his owncircle. Heinrich vonHerzogenberg, RobertFuchs, and JuliusRöntgen, all learnedmuch from Brahms'smusical examples andreally loved the certainstyle in which he broughtabout.Titles Key GenreHungarian Dance No.1G minorOrchestralPiano Sonata No.1C majorKeyboardPiano Sonata No.2F♯ minorKeyboard Director of CourtConcertsCourt PianistChamber MusicianConductor of the CourtChoir-Brahms happened to beone of the few musiccomposers whocompletely devote his lifeto composing without theneed to accept any