| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
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| Composition Year | 1877–78 |
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| Work Title | 4 Ballads and Romances |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Brahms, Johannes |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.75 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJB 6 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1877–78 |
| First Performance. | Vienna, 17 December 1879 (No.1) Berlin, 7 March 1880 (No.3) Vienna, 14 February 1881 (No.4) |
| First Publication. | 1878 |
| Librettist | No.1 — Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) No.2 — Traditional (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn) No.3 — Josef Wenzig (1807–1876) No.4 — Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring (1798–1871), as "Willibald Alexis" |
| Language | German |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | No.1 — Alto, Tenor + Piano No.2 — Soprano, Alto + Piano No.3 — Soprano, Tenor + Piano No.4 — 2 Sopranos + Piano |