1881 compositions

musical composition by Johannes Brahms

symphony by Anton Bruckner

'''''''' (the German form of Latin naenia, meaning "a funeral song" named after the Roman goddess Nenia) is a composition for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 by Johannes Brahms, which sets to music the poem "" by Friedrich Schiller. Brahms composed the piece in 1881, in memory of his deceased friend Anselm Feuerbach. It was first performed by the Tonhalle Gesellschaft Chorus Zürich on 6 December 1881, conducted by Brahms. Nänie'' is a lamentation on the inevitability of death; the first sentence, "", translates to "Even beauty must die". Typical duration of a performance is approximatel

1881 piano piece by Franz Liszt (1881)

four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt

duet from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann, by Jacques Offenbach

symphony composed by Alexander Glazunov

The '''Estudiantina waltz (or Band of Students Waltz''') is a musical arrangement, made in 1883, by Émile Waldteufel, his Opus 191, No. 4. Its melody was composed earlier in 1881 by Paul Lacôme, with lyrics by Julien de Lau Lusignan.

composition for piano four hand by Antonín Dvořák

Musical composition by Max Bruch

opus 32- soprano and alto

string quartet by Antonín Dvořák

composition for string quartet by Alexander Borodin

thumb|Angelika Dittrich The Kuss-Walzer (Kiss Waltz), Op. 400 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II composed in 1881. The waltz was originally dedicated to his second wife, Angelika Dittrich (1850–1919), but Strauss withdrew that dedication after their divorce in 1882. The waltz comprises melodies from Strauss' popular operetta Der lustige Krieg (The Merry War) and is an orchestral treatment of the act 2 aria "Nur für Natur" which was a hit when first performed. Eduard Strauss, the composer's brother, first conducted the orchestral piece at the Court Ball in Vienna in 1882.