Work Title
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Hungarian Dances
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Alternative. Title
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Ungarische Tänze
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Name Translations
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Hungariar dantzak; Tańce węgierskie; 헝가리 무곡; Danses hongroises; מחולות הונגריים; Mađarske igre; Мађарске игре; Danzas húngaras; Dansuri ungare; ฮังกาเรียนแดนซ์; Danses hongareses; Danze ungheresi; ハンガリー舞曲; Hongaarse dansen; Ungerska danser; Unkarilaiset tanssit; 匈牙利舞曲; Macar Dansları; Венгерские танцы; Hungaraj Dancoj; Ουγγρικοί Χοροί; Унгарски танци; رقصهای مجار (برامس); Mađarski plesovi; Ungarske danse; Венгерскія танцы (Брамс); Vũ khúc Hungary; 마쟈르 무곡; Uherské tance
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Name Aliases
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헝가리 춤곡; מחול הונגרי מספר 5; Danzas hungaras; Hungarian Dance; ฮังกาเรียน แดนซ์; ハンガリー舞曲集; ハンガリア舞曲集; ハンガリア舞曲; Hongaarse dansen (Brahms)
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175067739; GND: 300027230; BNF: 38022750v
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Composer
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Brahms, Johannes
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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WoO 1
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 42
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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21 dances in 4 books:
- ▪ Book I
- 1. Allegro molto (G minor, 167 bars)
- 2. Allegro non assai (D minor, 137 bars)
- 3. Allegretto (F major, 72 bars)
- 4. Poco sostenuto (F minor, 110 bars)
- 5. Allegro (F♯ minor, 110 bars)
- ▪ Book II
- 6. Vivace (D♭ major, 123 bars)
- 7. Allegretto (F major, 55 bars)
- 8. Presto (A minor, 171 bars)
- 9. Allegro non troppo (E minor, 53 bars)
- 10. Presto (E major, 98 bars)
- ▪ Book III
- 11. Poco andante (D minor, 58 bars)
- 12. Presto (D minor, 139 bars)
- 13. Andantino grazioso (D major, 59 bars)
- 14. Un poco andante (D minor, 27 bars)
- 15. Allegretto grazioso (B♭ major, 103 bars)
- 16. Con moto (F minor, 106 bars)
- ▪ Book IV
- 17. Andantino (F♯ minor, 112 bars)
- 18. Molto vivace (D major, 73 bars)
- 19. Allegretto (B minor, 65 bars)
- 20. Poco allegretto (E minor, 74 bars)
- 21. Vivace (E minor, 81 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1858–68 (Nos.1-10) 1880 (Nos.11-21)
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First Performance.
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1868-11-01 in Oldenburg, Haus Bolieu (Nos.1-10) 1880-05-03 in Bonn-Mehlem (Nos.11-21)
- Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann (piano)
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First Publication.
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1869 (Nos.1-10) 1880 (Nos.11-21)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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51 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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piano 4-hands
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Related Works
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21 Hungarian Dances (Orchestra)
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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Version History
- Composed for piano 4-hands, between 1858 and 1868 (Nos.1-10), 1879 (Nos.11-21)
- Nos.1 to 10 were arranged for solo piano by Brahms, 1872
- Nos.1, 3 and 10 were arranged for orchestra by Brahms, 1873
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