![]() Brahms himself wrote to Joachim: "No doubt the canon does not especially please you? The interludes are quite terrible? The ' Amen' (I mean the word generally) will do that part pleases me the most." Among the works Brahms composed during this exchange was Geistliches Lied, which Brahms sent to Joachim on J( Jan Swafford dated the piece's composition to April 1856). It was written as part of an exchange of contrapuntal exercises between Brahms and Joseph Joachim, and it was eventually published in 1864.īeginning in March 1856, Brahms and the violinist Joseph Joachim engaged in a weekly "back and forth" trade of contrapuntal studies. The composition is in the form of a double canon set to text by Paul Flemming. 30, by Johannes Brahms is an 1856 work for four-part mixed chorus accompanied by organ or piano. ![]() Geistliches Lied (English: "Sacred Song" or "Spiritual Song"), Op. ![]()
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