Official site offers general information, news and events, activities, academic scholarship, and links.

Extensive illustrated biography.

Lengthy essay by David Wright from his series "Great Composers." Details the influence of the Schumann family and notes what set him apart from other deemed merely very good.

An analysis and transcription of the 1889 cylinder recording of Johannes Brahms performance of a segment of his First Hungarian Dance by Jonathan Berger. Includes illustrations and links to further resources.

His philosophy and techniques are explored along with those of other composers. Also MSPlus desktop theme and a general music bibliography.

Brief biography and caricature with short essays on different types of compositions, including orchestral, chamber, piano, and vocal and choral music with recommended Naxos recordings.

Encyclopedia.com entry includes life story, pronunciation guide, bibliography, and premium links to Electric Library resources.

Musical biography that shows the effects of his personality on his compositions. Includes education, development and evolution of style, noted pieces, and a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

Full text with production notes of a telling of his life through the reading of letters. A companion of the 4 CD set from Naxos.

The relationship between the widow of Robert Schumann and the bachelor is explored through a creative writing assignment. Includes related links.

Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.

Over 320 complete works by Brahms offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine.

Biography includes influences and a list of works. Links to information on the Romantic period and RAM file excerpts of some of his compositions.

Find a Grave photographs of the composer's Vienna burial place. Link to the cemetery shows other notables sharing his resting place, including Johann Strauss, Sr. and Jr., Beethoven, and Czerny, also the cenotaph of Mozart.

Life and works of the composer with special emphasis on his movement toward absolute music during his latter years.

Biography, catalog of works, pictures, links, organizations.

Film by János Darvas. Complete postproduction script in PDF for download. Includes RAM soundtrack excerpt.

Forum; chat (classicals.com)

Article from the Classical Music Pages, including citations from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music. Includes special focus on various periods in his life and the varying styles and formats he embraced.

ThinkQuest article includes brief biography with link to extended reading on his life and works.

Sympathetic biographical essay about his life, his music, and his relationship with the Schumann family with links to related essays and creative writing assignments.

List of works, biography, and free MIDI audio files from On Classical/Kunst der Fuge.

Listing of over seventy-five films using his music includes links to each and related materials from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Biographical article with examination of Classical and Romantic sources and RA audio samples from the Music History 102 collection of the Internet Public Library.

Biography touching on personal and musical highlights from the the Michael O'Neal Singers' Composer of the Month feature. Includes links.

Suggested biographies and scores, CD reviews, MIDI audio samples, portrait, links, and recommended recordings from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List.

Wikipedia article with his life, works, influences, personality, and portrait. Includes references to books, movies, and pop culture with internal and external links to related people, topics, and audio files.

List of downloadable audio files from the Classical Music MIDI Page.

Unitel Catalog listing with annotated discography noting performer, conductors, and related material for the recorded performances of selected works.

Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page listing hundreds of individual vocal works and cycles with lyrics. Includes many with English and other translations.

Detailed biography from BBC Music with discography and links to related material and searches.

Chronological biography linked to further resources in English, German, and French, works list, festivals and events, societies, museums, and scholars, image gallery, and annotated links from Ingraham Cultural Resources Management Corporation.

Illustrated biographical article from mfiles, noting major works, with links and examples of sheet music, MIDI and MP3 files.

A series of sub-pages devoted to the 100 year anniversary of his death in 1897. Provides translations of essays by his pupil Gustav Jenner and conductor Wilhelm Furtwaengler, plus translations of texts that Brahms set to music.

Brief biography, list of key works, quotes, recommended reading and recordings, timeline, and further resources from Humanities Web.

Concise Encarta Encyclopedia article on the composer with citation guidelines and links to other sites.

Essay demonstrating how his cultural heritage influence this aspect of composition by Sally Horgan. Includes works cited.

Interactive guide includes biography, samples of music including RAM playback, and has special emphases on specific features of his works.

Historic samples of his speech and performance from an Edison cylinder.