A Brahms waltz
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and piano player of the 19th century.
In 2269, the immortal Flint claimed that Johannes Brahms was one of his many identities, a claim supported by first officer Spock of the Federation starship USS Enterprise. During a visit to Holberg 917G, a planet owned and inhabited by Flint at that time, Spock found an unknown and recently written Brahms manuscript, which could only have been written by Flint. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
The Brahms paraphrase was written by Ivan Ditmars.
Geordi La Forge's "Moonlight on the Beach" holoprogram featured a gypsy violinist playing a Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
In 2367, Data suggested playing a piece by Brahms to make Miles O'Brien feel more at home in Data's quarters when he visited the android seeking guidance concerning his proposed marriage with Keiko Ishikawa. (TNG: "Data's Day")
When Geordi La Forge wanted to impress Doctor Leah Brahms who was about to visit him in his quarters, he decided to play a Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Paganini (calling it a piano etude), but changed his mind because he thought the idea was too corny. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")
In 2372, Harry Kim practiced Johannes Brahms' Second Sonata for Clarinet and Piano before being interrupted by The Doctor. (VOY: "Tuvix")
In 2375, Janeway chose Intermezzo op.117 no.1 by Brahms as dinner music before having a dinner with Chakotay aboard USS Voyager. (VOY: "Timeless")
One of the pieces at the "Mozart recital" in TNG: "Sarek" was actually Brahms' second movement of the Sextet #1 in B-flat Major.
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| Akharin • Methuselah • Solomon • Alexander the Great • Lazarus • Merlin • Leonardo da Vinci • Johannes Brahms • Abramson • Brack |
External links[]
- Johannes Brahms at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Johannes Brahms at Wikipedia