ISBN 979-0-004-20127-5. 6.5 x 9 in inches.
Johannes Brahms wrote his Fourth Symphony in 1884/85. The work was given its first performance in Meiningen on 25 October 1885 under the direction of the composer. The first edition (score and parts) was published by N. Simrock (Berlin) in the following year. The present edition is based on the Complete Edition Johannes Brahms - Samtliche Werke of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna which was published by Breitkopf and Hartel. proficiency.
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To music and notes sample No. 5 High Spirits
Primo: Staccati with a dynamic, forward drive produced with a nimbly reacting wrist and calm arm. Strongly accentuate the first note at legato slurs. The appoggiaturas can be initially left out. mm. 1-8: Right hand plays alone; mm. 9-16 divided between l.h. and r.h.
Secondo: four-measure-long accompaniment pattern (can also be used as a basis for original melodies!). The fourth beats are stressed through slurred eighths.
Cover design by Doris Jausly, illustrations by Dorothea Lindenberg
