23h 56min, apr 18, 1833 y - Johannes Brahms Born

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Composed approximately 380 songs
Songs are characterized by both strictness and freedom in form, line, texture, and rhythm
Has a strong lyric gift with a high emotional intensity
Used lesser poets for his music; he made a distinction between what he called “poetic music” and “musical poetry”; Uhland and Daumer were two of his favorites
The mood of the poem had priority over everything
Brahms was often accused of abusing the text because he would repeat lines unnecessarily.
Folk songs occupied him for a large part of his life

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