Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2

Question 1

When was Johannes Brahms born?

Answer 1

May 7, 1833

Question 2

When did Johannes Brahms die?

Answer 2

April 13, 1897

Question 3

Where was Johannes Brahms born?

Answer 3

Hamburg, Germany

Question 4

Where did Johannes Brahms die?

Answer 4

Vienna, Austria

Question 5

Where did Johannes Brahms receive his education?

Answer 5

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

Question 6

To what period did Johannes Brahms belong? Name the dates of this period.

Answer 6

Romantic Period, 1800-1900

Question 7

Who are three contemporaries of Brahms that belong to the same period?

Answer 7

Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt

Question 8

What genres did Brahms compose?

Answer 8

Keyboard (Piano, Organ), Vocal (Cantatas, Cannons, Folksongs), Chamber (Strings, Clarinet), Orchestral (Symphonies, Serenades, Overtures)

Question 9

Name 3 sets of Keyboard works by Brahms.

Answer 9

3 Piano Sonatas, 5 Studies named Studien, 4 Ballades

Question 10

Name 3 Vocal works by Brahms.

Answer 10

A German Requiem, Psalm 13, Ave Maria (Not the famous Ave Maria)

Question 11

List 3 Chamber works by Brahms.

Answer 11

2 Clarinet Sonatas, 2 Violin Sonatas, 3 Cello Sonatas

Question 12

List 3 Orchestral works by Brahms.

Answer 12

4 Symphonies, 2 Serenades, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Question 13

What nationality is Brahms?

Answer 13

German