International Johannes Brahms Competition
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
7.1 Sheet music
7.2 Recordings
Life[edit]
Early years[edit]
Brahms's father, Johann Jakob Brahms (1806–72), came to Hamburg from Dithmarschen, seeking a career as a town musician. He was proficient in several instruments, but found employment mostly playing the horn and double bass. In 1830, he married Johanna Henrika Christiane Nissen (1789–1865), a seamstress never previously married, who was seventeen…
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