Johannes Brahms
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- proper noun
- /joʊˈhɑːnəs brɑːmz/
- Johannes Brahms is celebrated for his symphonies and chamber works, which remain staples in concert halls worldwide.
Examples
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Johannes Brahms was often compared to Beethoven for his mastery of form and depth of feeling.
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Many pianists look to Johannes Brahms's compositions to challenge their technical and expressive skills.
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The symphonies of Johannes Brahms are often performed by orchestras.
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Have you ever listened to Johannes Brahms' music?
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Johannes Brahms is celebrated for his symphonies and chamber works, which remain staples in concert halls worldwide.
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Johannes Brahms was often compared to Beethoven for his mastery of form and depth of feeling.
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Many pianists look to Johannes Brahms's compositions to challenge their technical and expressive skills.
Synonyms
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4.1
A German composer and pianist from the 1800s
Surface Forms
Morphology
Johannes + Brahms
This is a proper name referring to a specific individual (a composer) rather than a compositional phrase whose meaning is built from its parts. Personal names are arbitrary labels, so knowing the constituent words (a given name and a surname) does not let a B1 learner derive the referent or biographical sense; any knowledge that it denotes a composer must come from prior exposure. Therefore the expression is not transparently predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist of the 1800s. Picture a serious, bearded man at the piano who used old musical forms but filled them with deep feeling, and that's why his symphonies and chamber works are still played and loved today.