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| Brahms was filled with grief after his mother died in 1865. This is thought to have inspired him to write his German Requiem, one of his most famous compositions.[([[https:// | Brahms was filled with grief after his mother died in 1865. This is thought to have inspired him to write his German Requiem, one of his most famous compositions.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Didn't Like Wagner ===== | ||
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| + | Wagner and Brahms were not exactly great friends when they met in Vienna in 1864, when Brahms relocated there to manage the Vienna Singakademie. Wagner later went on the offensive against Brahms in the press.[([[https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Early Retirement ===== | ||
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| + | Brahms announced his retirement from composing at the age of 57. He was evidently unable to halt his creativity, though, as he produced some amazing late-period compositions, | ||
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| + | ===== Death ===== | ||
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| + | On April 3rd, 1897, Brahms died of either pancreatic or liver cancer (the evidence is unclear). In the same year, Hubert Parry, a British composer, wrote a musical tribute to him, Elegy for Brahms.[([[https:// | ||
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