Wagner thought that the future of art music should focus on __________.

In contrast, conservative composers like Brahms believed in pure, ___________ music like Beethoven wrote.

When we speak of "Classical Music" we are actually referring to an established _________________ of classics.

Brahms actually felt _____________ to compose music which fit this model of classic literature.

He needed to assimilate the techniques and ________ of the past but also write music that was fresh and ______________.

It wasn't until Brahms was ____ years old that he finished his first Symphony (14 years total to write it!)

The Symphony bears a similarity to the sounds of the famous composer ________________.

In fact, the similarity to the 9th Symphony by Beethoven led critics to call Brahms First Symphony "________________________."

This was the only Symphony he ever wrote.

In fact, Brahms' Symphonies are actually ________________________; a glorious tapestry of motifs.

All of this "tapestry-like" interweaving of motives that Brahms utilized in his Symphonies led future composers like Schoenberg to call him Brahms the _________________.