Waltz No. 10
Waltz · in G major
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
G major
Key
Waltz
Form
Poco piu moto
Tempo
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Themes & character
Bright and flowing·From the Op.39 set·Viennese charm·Companion to No.15
At a glance
- Key
- G major
- Tempo / character
- Poco piu moto
- Form
- Waltz
About the piece
The tenth of Brahms's sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39, composed in 1865. It shares the warmth and Viennese charm of the more famous No. 15 from the same set, moving with an easy, flowing lilt.
Brahms wrote the whole Op. 39 set as a personal homage to Schubert's own waltzes, and this number captures that lighter, dance-hall side of his musical personality.
The composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, much chamber music, and hundreds of folk-song arrangements and Lieder.
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