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Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was a pupil of Mozart, Salieri and Haydn. He also knew Beethoven and Schubert .
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (born Nov. 14, 1778, Pressburg, Hung. [now Bratislava, Slvk.]—died Oct. 17, 1837, Weimar, Thuringia [Germany]) was an Austrian composer and outstanding virtuoso pianist during the period of transition from Classical to Romantic musical styles.
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May 29, 2018 · A biography of the Austrian pianist and composer who was a child prodigy and a rival of Beethoven. Learn about his life, works, and legacy in the context of the Austro–Hungarian empire and the romantic era.
This list is of compositions not published during Hummel's lifetime, or published shortly thereafter and compiled by Joel Sachs. WoO numbers (Werke ohne Opus) refer to works included in Zimmerschmied's catalogue. S 1 – Variations for piano in A major; S 2 – Variations for piano on "Malbrouck" in C major; S 3 – Piano Quartet in D major
Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (November 14, 1778 – October 17, 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin from Pressburg in present-day Bratislava, Slovakia. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.
Hummel was born in Slovakia. A figure of immense musical prowess, Johann Nepomuk Hummel was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist whose body of work beautifully encapsulates the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel, friend, rival in love and contemporary of Beethoven, pupil of Mozart, Haydn and Salieri, is best known today for his early concerto for trumpet (1803). This work clearly displays Hummel’s skill in balancing the new valve trumpet against the orchestra, and his concerto exhibits his easy gift for melody and striking effects.
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