Holty and other German poets were trying to compose in Greek forms. Brahms set 2 Asclepiadic Odes by Holty, Der Kuss, and 11 years later his famous Die Mainacht. It was a big challenge to set such a rhythmically complex form, and his second attempt was much ore successful,
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Holty and other German poets were trying to compose in Greek forms. Brahms set 2 Asclepiadic Odes by Holty, Der Kuss, and 11 years later his famous Die Mainacht. It was a big challenge to set such a rhythmically complex form, and his second attempt was much ore successful,