# Johannes Brahms
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Classical Composers | Rarity: Rare
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# Johannes Brahms
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Classical Composers | Rarity: Rare

German Romantic composer (1833-1897) known for perfectionism and adherence to classical forms. Spent 20 years on First Symphony (premiered 1876), dubbed "Beethoven's Tenth." Central figure in aesthetic conflict between absolute music traditionalists and Wagner-Liszt "Music of the Future" movement.

Key facts:
- Destroyed 20+ string quartets and multiple symphonies before publishing due to perfectionism and Beethoven anxiety
- Maintained 40-year relationship with Clara Schumann after her husband Robert's institutionalization; never married
- Wagner rivalry included mutual insults; Brahms kept Wagner photo with pig body attached
- Anonymously supported struggling musicians financially, disguising charity as publisher overpayments
- Vienna funeral (April 1897) drew thousands despite critics calling him old-fashioned
- Composed passages mentally during long walks; notoriously poor dresser at formal events

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What was the unusual decoration Brahms kept on his wall regarding his musical rival?
A: A portrait of Wagner with insulting graffiti

Q2: How many years did Brahms spend writing his First Symphony?
A: 15 years

Q3: What nickname did critics give to Brahms' First Symphony when it premiered in 1876?
A: The Hamburg Symphony

Q4: Which side of the 19th-century musical debate did Brahms represent?
A: Program music and dramatic operas

Q5: What was Brahms' relationship with Clara Schumann?
A: They were secretly married for decades

Q6: How did Brahms disguise his generous financial gifts to struggling musicians?
A: He sent them through anonymous postal deliveries

Q7: What did Wagner reportedly call Brahms during their famous rivalry?
A: A musical fossil

Q8: Which piece was played at Brahms' funeral service in April 1897?
A: His First Symphony's final movement

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