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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| Brahms Op. 38 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Brahms Op. 38 Context triple: [Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38, catalogCode, Brahms Op. 38]
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Brahms Waltzes
Brahms Waltzes is a modern dance work choreographed by Charles Weidman, set to Johannes Brahms’s waltz music and noted for its musicality and expressive movement.
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Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
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Schumann Symphony No. 4
Schumann Symphony No. 4 is a Romantic-era orchestral work by Robert Schumann, notable for its cyclic structure and seamless, interconnected movements.
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St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
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Brahms piano concertos
The Brahms piano concertos are two monumental Romantic works for piano and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, renowned for their symphonic scale, technical demands, and profound emotional depth.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brahms Op. 38 Target entity description: 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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A.
Brahms Waltzes
Brahms Waltzes is a modern dance work choreographed by Charles Weidman, set to Johannes Brahms’s waltz music and noted for its musicality and expressive movement.
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B.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
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C.
Schumann Symphony No. 4
Schumann Symphony No. 4 is a Romantic-era orchestral work by Robert Schumann, notable for its cyclic structure and seamless, interconnected movements.
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D.
St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
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E.
Brahms piano concertos
The Brahms piano concertos are two monumental Romantic works for piano and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, renowned for their symphonic scale, technical demands, and profound emotional depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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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