Brahms’s Fourth Symphony

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Brahms’s Fourth Symphony is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its emotional depth, intricate counterpoint, and powerful, passacaglia-based finale.

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instanceOf late-Romantic composition
orchestral work
symphony
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
cataloguedAs Symphony No. 4
composer Johannes Brahms
compositionEndYear 1885
compositionStartYear 1884
era 19th century
finaleForm chaconne-like variations
passacaglia
firstMovementKey E minor
firstMovementTempoMarking Allegro non troppo
follows Brahms’s Third Symphony
fourthMovementKey E minor
fourthMovementTempoMarking Allegro energico e passionato
inspiredBy J. S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 150
isLastSymphonyOf Johannes Brahms
key E minor
languageOfTitle German
movementCount 4
notableFeature emotional depth
intricate counterpoint
passacaglia-based finale
numberInSeries 4
opusNumber Op. 98
orchestration 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 trumpets
3 trombones
4 horns
contrabassoon
strings
timpani
originalTitle Symphonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98
partOf Brahms’s symphonies
period Romantic
placeOfComposition Mürzzuschlag
premiereConductor Johannes Brahms
premiereCountry Germany
premiereDate 25 October 1885
premiereOrchestra Meiningen Court Orchestra
premierePlace Meiningen
secondMovementKey E major
secondMovementTempoMarking Andante moderato
style late Romantic
thirdMovementKey C major
thirdMovementTempoMarking Allegro giocoso

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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 alsoKnownAs Brahms’s Fourth Symphony
Choreartium usesMusic Brahms’s Fourth Symphony
Choreartium followsMusicalStructureOf Brahms’s Symphony No. 4
linked to: Brahms’s Fourth Symphony
Brahms’s Fourth Symphony partOf Brahms’s symphonies
linked to: Brahms’s Fourth Symphony