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Wiegenlied" ("Lullaby"; "Cradle Song"), Op. 49, No. 4, is a lied for voice and piano by Johannes Brahms which was first published in 1868. It is one of the composer's most famous pieces.
Nov 21, 2023 · What’s the history behind Brahms’ ‘Lullaby’? Brahms wrote his ‘Wiegenlied’ as a gift to his dear friend, Bertha Faber, when her second son was born. But when he sent the music to Bertha’s husband, Artur, Brahms admitted that the music may contain more than what meets the eye.
Aug 5, 2024 · Brahms employs subtle dynamics in the lullaby, with many performers opting for soft (piano) and very soft (pianissimo) dynamics. The use of legato (smooth and connected) articulation further enhances the lullaby’s calming effect.
Apr 5, 2024 · Johannes quickly learned the required music by heart and used the piano rack as a place for novels and poetry instead. He tried to block out the rowdy debauchery surrounding him with the writing of German Romantics.
May 11, 2020 · Brahms is a master of creating ambivalent and coexisting sentiments, and though he wrote only one work explicitly titled “lullaby” (“Wiegenlied “ above), many other of his works drip with the...
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Apr 2, 2021 · The German composer Johannes Brahms took a lullaby poem of 1808 and set it to music in 1865, his famous calm and comforting Brahms’ Lullaby, here in German and a literal English translation
Sep 16, 2018 · Brahms’ lullaby was originally a German song with the title “Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht”, which when translated, means “Lullaby: Good evening, good night”. This is perhaps one of the...
