J&L+Brahms

Johannes Brahms was born in May 7,1833 and died April 3,1897. His famliy lived near Hamburg docks.He invented his own system of music notation long before he ever learned how to really read music.At age 6 he would put down tunes he had composed using his own system of dots and lines.He played the piano.His farther played and the militia band and court orchestra,earning barely enough money to support his famliy.His farther also taught to play the violin and cello.By the age 13 he earned money for his family by playing the paino in restaurants taverns and brothels.His creative spirit was kept alive by giving 2 piano concerts in 1848. On the program he played works by Rossini and Beethoven, along with a composition of own .These concerts were a great succes and helped establish his young career.He soon composed two works that assured him both fame and financial security:the German Requiem and his orchestral Variations(1869) on a Theme by Haydn(1873).With this success behind him, he finally finished his first attempt at a symonphony.



references book II by Carolyn Heitman and library.thinkquest.org/22673/brahms.html