In 1869 the first part "Hungarian Dances for the Pianoforte for Four Hands set by Johannes Brahms" was published. A second volume followed in 1880 and completed the series of twenty-one dances. Where the melodies of the dances come from is not always clear. On the one hand, many of these popular pieces with Hungarian colouring could be heard on every street corner, but on the other hand many of the themes also came from Johannes Brahms himself. With this success, the call of publishers for an or...