Part one of term paper
One of the greatest masters of music, , was born on May 7, 1833 in the city of Hamburg, Germany. His father, a double-bass player at the Hamburg Orchestra, was his first teacher, but the man who gave Brahms his first real appreciation for music was Eduard Marxsen. Brahms became very good as a child pianist, and played at a public concert i ...

Part two of term paper
... works, but their relationship never really grew into a friendship. Schumann also enjoyed many of Brahms’ works, and Brahms became good friends with Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara. In a famous article, “Neue Bahnen”(New Paths), Schumann saluted the twenty year old Brahms as “The coming genius of German music.” Schumann also arranged for the publication of Brahms’ three piano sonatas and three sets of songs. In 1862, Brahms traveled to Vienna, where he conducted the concert ...