Hungarian Dances

E274971

Hungarian Dances is a famous set of lively, folk-inspired dance pieces for piano (later orchestrated) composed by Johannes Brahms, drawing heavily on Hungarian and Romani musical styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
piano composition ⓘ
associatedWithPerformer orchestras ⓘ
pianists ⓘ
basedOn existing Hungarian melodies ⓘ
popular csárdás tunes ⓘ
catalogueGrouping WoO (Werke ohne Opuszahl) ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
containsFamousPiece Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 1

Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 17

Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 5

Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 6
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1869 ⓘ
genre dance music ⓘ
hasDanceForm csárdás ⓘ
hasMediaType audio recording ⓘ
orchestral score ⓘ
sheet music ⓘ
influenced later Hungarian-style salon music ⓘ
influencedBy Hungarian folk dances ⓘ
Romani (Gypsy) band music ⓘ
keyCharacteristic lively rhythms ⓘ
rubato ⓘ
syncopation ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
laterInstrumentation orchestra ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ
notableArrangementBy Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
Johannes Brahms ⓘ
Martin Schmeling ⓘ
notableKey Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: G minor (Hungarian Dance No. 5)
notAllThemesOriginal true ⓘ
numberOfParts 21 ⓘ
orchestratedBy Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
Johannes Brahms ⓘ
originalInstrumentation piano four hands ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
popularIn concert repertoire ⓘ
encore pieces ⓘ
publisher Simrock ⓘ
recordedSince early 20th century ⓘ
style Hungarian folk music ⓘ
Romani musical style ⓘ
tempoVariety slow-fast contrasts ⓘ
titleInGerman Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ungarische Tänze

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Hungarian Dances ⓘ
Hungarian Dances → titleInGerman → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ungarische Tänze
Hungarian Dances → containsFamousPiece → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 5
Hungarian Dances → containsFamousPiece → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 1
Hungarian Dances → containsFamousPiece → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 6
Hungarian Dances → containsFamousPiece → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hungarian Dance No. 17
Hungarian Dances → notableKey → Hungarian Dances self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: G minor (Hungarian Dance No. 5)