Hummel composer biography papers

          A student of Mozart and rival to Beethoven, Hummel was considered in his day to be one of Vienna's greatest pianists and composers..

          Hummel, Johann Nepomuk​​ One of the most famous pianists and composers of his time, he was also active as a conductor and teacher.

          Johann Nepomuk Hummel

          Austrian composer and pianist (–)

          "Johann Hummel" redirects here. For the German painter, see Johann Erdmann Hummel.

          Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November &#;&#; 17 October ) 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. Hummel significantly influenced later piano music of the 19th century, particularly in the works of Chopin, Liszt and Mendelssohn.

          Relevant books, articles, theses on the topic 'Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Kamermuziek.' Scholarly sources with full text pdf download.

        1. Relevant books, articles, theses on the topic 'Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Kamermuziek.' Scholarly sources with full text pdf download.
        2. Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, celebrated Austrian pianist, composer, and pedagogue; b.
        3. A student of Mozart and rival to Beethoven, Hummel was considered in his day to be one of Vienna's greatest pianists and composers.
        4. Hummel was also a highly respected conductor, a Kapellmeister to the important courts of Eisenstadt, Stuttgart, and Weimar, and one of the most sought-after.
        5. Johann Nepomuk Hummel (), a student of Mozart and Haydn, and.

          6. Life

          Early life

          Hummel was born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia). Unusually for that period, he was an only child. He was named after the Czech patron saint John of Nepomuk.

          His father, Johannes Hummel,[1] was the director of the Imperial School of Military Music in Vienna; his mother, Margarethe Sommer Hummel, was the widow of the wigmaker Josef Ludwig. The couple married just four months beforehand.[2]

          Hummel was a child pr