Johannes Brahms ( [joːˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]) (May 7, 1833 - April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. He was born in Hamburg and eventually settled in Vienna, Austria.

Johannes Brahms (pronounced [joːˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]) (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, he eventually settled in Vienna, Austria. Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including two serenades, four symphonies, two piano concertos, a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and a pair of orchestral overtures, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture. [joːˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]His large choral