Born: May 07, 1833 – Hamburg, GermanyDeath: April 03, 1897 – Vienna, AustriaIntro: Johannes Brahms was one of the greatest musicians of the late 1800’s. His most important work include four symphonies, two piano concertos, one violin concerto, a requiem, chamber music, piano music, and solo songs with the piano accompaniment. His music showed a lot of traits of Romantic Movement, through theorganization of elements into classical order.Education: Starting off at the age of seven Johannes by his father was taught and studied thoroughly the subject of music. Later he was sent for piano lessons to F.W Cossel, who then years later passed him on to his own teacher Edward Marxsen. Before dying Brahms received an honorary degree at Cambridge University.Family: Born into a Lutheran family, Johannes was the second oldest child and first son of Jakob Brahms and Johanna Nissen. Music was introduced to him at the early age of 7. His father being a double bassist in the Hamburg Philharmonic Society instructed him well in so.Employment: Director of Court Concerts, Court Pianist, Chamber Musician and Conductor of the Court ChoirHow he became famous: When Brahms was 20 he met famous composers Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann. Schumann was so impressed with Brahms' music that he wrote an article for a music journal that made Brahms famous. Brahms' success was also due to his hard workand his critical attitude toward his own music. He never felt he could live up to the standard set by Ludwig van Beethoven.Influence on others: In result of Brahms’s and his quite bold exploration of harmony and rhythm he was highly looked upon. He was a big influence on composers of both conservative and modernist tendencies. In the lifetime of Johannes’s he had made a huge impact on several composers and some being within his own circle. Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Robert Fuchs, and Julius Röntgen, all learned much from Brahms's musical examples and really loved the certain style in which he brought about.Director of Court ConcertsCourt PianistChamber MusicianConductor of the CourtChoir-Brahms happened to beone of the few musiccomposers whocompletely devote his lifeto composing without theneed to accept any