Brahms Study Day 3: Brahms in Perspective

Part 1 - Brahms Looks Back
Dr Martin Ennis (University of Cambridge)

In Brahms Looks Back, Martin Ennis explores the ways in which Brahms borrowed musical material as well as compositional procedures from the works of earlier composers, particularly in the context of his vocal and choral music.

Focusing initially on Brahms’s motets and some secular works for chorus, Ennis then looks at the German Requiem to demonstrate how Brahms’s studies of earlier styles and techniques helped him forge his distinctive musical language.
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Part 2 - Brahms in Performance
Professor John Rink (University of Cambridge)
Two illustrated presentations by John Rink, both of which explore the history of Brahms’s music in performance. The first looks at select works for voice, while the second addresses the piano music.

The performance history of Brahms’s music is rich and interesting, thanks in part to the musical ambiguities that the composer relished and revelled in throughout his long and distinguished career.

Day Outline
Part 1 - 10.30am–1pm 
Lunch break
Part 2 - 2pm–4.30pm

The ticket price includes refreshments and lunch

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