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For the "Hungarian folkloric dances", see Hungarian dance.

The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based on Hungarian themes. They vary from about a minute to four minutes in length. They are among Brahms' most popular works, and were certainly the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a plethora of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano 4 hands and later arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano. He wrote orchestra arrangements for No. 1, No. 3 and No. 10. Other composers, including Antonín Dvořák, orchestrated the other dances. The most famous Hungarian Dance is No. 5 in F-sharp minor (g minor in the orchestral version).

List of Hungarian Dances

  1. No. 1 in G minor
  2. No. 2 in D minor
  3. No. 3 in F major
  4. No. 4 in F minor (F-sharp minor for orchestra)
  5. No. 5 in F-sharp minor (G minor for orchestra)
  6. No. 6 in D-flat major (D major for orchestra)
  7. No. 7 in F major
  8. No. 8 in A minor
  9. No. 9 in E minor
  10. No. 10 in E major (F major for orchestra)
  11. No. 11 in D minor
  12. No. 12 in D minor
  13. No. 13 in D major
  14. No. 14 in D minor
  15. No. 15 in B-flat major
  16. No. 16 in F minor
  17. No. 17 in F-sharp minor
  18. No. 18 in D major
  19. No. 19 in B minor
  20. No. 20 in E minor
  21. No. 21 in E minor

The Hungarian Dances bear many resemblances to, and may have influenced, the similarly profitable and popular Slavonic Dances of Antonín Dvořák.

The Hungarian Dances in popular culture

  • Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor is used to a comedic effect in the Charlie Chaplin movie The Great Dictator in a scene where Chaplin, as a barber, attempts to shave a customer to the rhythm of the song when it comes on the radio.
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G Minor is a playable song in the American version of the video game Donkey Konga.
  • Hungarian Dance no. 7 in F Major can be heard in The Sims 2: Nightlife as a song in the Classic genre of music.
  • A horn line from Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G Minor can be heard in Streetlight Manifesto's song "If and When We Rise Again".
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G Minor and Hungarian Dance no. 7 are both featured in the video game Flash Flash Revolution.
  • Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G Minor is used in O2Jam remastered and named as Brahms (O2 Version).
  • Orchestral recordings of Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G Minor, Hungarian Dance no. 3 in F Major and Hungarian Dance no. 16 in F Minor is used in Civilization IV to represent the Classical era.
  • in Tom Clancy's splinter cell when in the CIA HQ some guards are listing to Hungarian Dance no.5 in G Minor from a boom-box.

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