Brahms Op. 38
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Brahms Op. 38 is Johannes Brahms’s first cello sonata, a Romantic-era chamber work in E minor noted for its rich interplay between cello and piano and its contrapuntal writing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic-era composition
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cello sonata ⓘ chamber music work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Romantic chamber music repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 38 ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Josef Gänsbacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| formOfFirstMovement | sonata form ⓘ |
| formOfSecondMovement | minuet-like ⓘ |
| formOfThirdMovement | fugue-like ⓘ |
| genre |
cello sonata
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sonata ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cello part
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piano part ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Johann Sebastian Bach
NERFINISHED
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The Art of Fugue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cello
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piano ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| keyOfFirstMovement | E minor ⓘ |
| keyOfSecondMovement | A minor ⓘ |
| keyOfThirdMovement | E minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Allegretto quasi Menuetto
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Allegro ⓘ Allegro non troppo ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dense motivic development
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prominent use of fugal techniques ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrapuntal writing
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rich interplay between cello and piano ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 38 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1860s ⓘ |
| publisher | Fritz Simrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | cello and piano ⓘ |
| texture | predominantly contrapuntal ⓘ |
| title | Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 25 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | first cello sonata by Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
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