Allusion as Narrative Premise in Brahms's Instrumental MusicWho inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes provides a fresh look at the ways in which Brahms employed musical references to works of earlier composers in his own instrumental music. By analyzing newly identified allusions alongside previously known musical references in works such as the B Major Piano Trio, the D Major Serenade, the First Piano Concerto, and the Fourth Symphony, among others, Sholes