On The Romanticism Of Brahms' Music Features

For many years people hold different views towards Brahms (1833-1897) and his works. He had once been awarded by quite a number of pianists as "the last master of classicalism in Germany and Austria". However, he was also labled as one of the romantics by authoritative books about music history. This seems contradictory but factually not. Despite the connections with classic methods in Germany and Austria, there appeared to be many fresh elements in the music of Brahms. Compared with List and Walgna, he has his own composing rules. The paper intends to show his deviation from classic forms by analysing his four later clavier essays Op. 116-119 which assimilated romantic elements and formed his own style. It is exactly the profound meaning and new composing way that enabled him a place in the music history.